Robotic merge induction
OwnerParker Christensen, Syed Taha Haider +2inventors
InventorsParker Christensen, Syed Taha Haider, Samir Menon, Younes Achkire
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Abstract
A robotic merge induction system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of robotic induction stations, each comprising one or more robots, each robot being configured to pick items from a pick area associated with the station with which the robot is associated and place each item in a placement location on a robotically controlled injection conveyance structure associated with the station; and a processor configured to control the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure to inject each item placed on the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure onto a downstream conveyance structure that is common to the plurality of robotic induction stations.
Claims20
A robotic system, comprising:
- a plurality of robotic induction stations, each comprising one or more robots, each robot being configured to pick items from a pick area associated with the station with which the robot is associated and place each item in a placement location on a robotically controlled injection conveyance structure associated with the station;
- and
- a processor configured to control the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure to inject each item placed on the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure onto a downstream conveyance structure that is common to the plurality of robotic induction stations.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a bulk flow of items at a plurality of robotic induction stations, each robotic induction station comprising one or more robots, each robot being configured to pick items from a pick area associated with the station with which the robot is associated and place each item in a placement location on a robotically controlled injection conveyance structure associated with the station;
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- controlling the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure to inject each item placed on the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure onto a downstream conveyance structure that is common to the plurality of robotic induction stations.
A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving a bulk flow of items at a plurality of robotic induction stations, each robotic induction station comprising one or more robots, each robot being configured to pick items from a pick area associated with the station with which the robot is associated and place each item in a placement location on a robotically controlled injection conveyance structure associated with the station;
- and
- controlling the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure to inject each item placed on the robotically controlled injection conveyance structure onto a downstream conveyance structure that is common to the plurality of robotic induction stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.