Innovative handling of objects to be extracted/loaded from/onto an automated object transport and/or sorting system

Automated system for transporting and/or sorting objects comprising:

• automated means of transport that include transport units designed to transport objects;
• a handling system equipped with a gripping system and operable to extract objects from the automated means of transport;
• and
• electronic processing and control means configured to
• receive data relating to the position and speed of the transport units and data indicative of the geometric characteristics and/or dimensions of the objects being transported
• process the data received and
• control the operation of the handling and gripping systems on the basis of the processed data;
• characterised by the fact that the processing and control means, in order to extract a given object from a predetermined transport unit, are programmed to:
• determine a second trajectory to be executed by the handling system over N objects transported by the transport units to reach said predetermined transport unit, wherein N is an integer greater than zero,
• determine a second maximum height between
• the heights of the N objects and
• the height of the given object
• control the handling system and the gripping system so that they
• execute the second trajectory while holding the gripping system at a height such that a lower surface of said gripping system remains above said second determined maximum height;
• and
• upon reaching the predetermined transport unit, lift the given object from said predetermined transport unit.