Package handling and sorting system

A package sorting system comprising:

• a) a robotic end of arm tool mounted onto a robot end of arm of a robot arm, the robotic end of arm tool comprising:
• a carriage having a frame and an end of frame conveyor,
• wherein said frame extends between and forms a space between said robot end of arm and said end of frame conveyor,
• wherein said robot end of arm is movable to a position suspending said carriage therefrom,
• wherein said end of frame conveyor has opposite front and back ends and an upper package transport surface movable from said end of frame conveyor front end to said end of frame conveyor back end,
• wherein said upper package transport surface is operable to receive a package at said front end of said end of frame conveyor and convey and hand off the package from said back end of said end of frame conveyor, and
• wherein said upper package transport surface is one or more of smooth, cleated
• and vacuum assisted;
• and
• b) a sort cell having a sort cell conveyor having a first end and a second end and a plurality of sorted package hand off receivers associated with said sort cell and sort cell conveyor, said robot arm movable between said sort cell conveyor and each one of said plurality of sorted package hand off receivers;
• wherein said robot arm is movable to align said upper package transport surface with said sort cell conveyor whereupon a package may be transported from said sort cell conveyor onto said upper transport surface;
• and
• a first package anti-tipping mechanism movable between a package anti-tipping position and an out of the way position, said first package anti-tipping mechanism positioned adjacent said sort cell conveyor second end, said first package anti-tipping mechanism moving into said package anti-tipping position in response to a package arriving at said sort cell conveyor second end.