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US 9,489,490 B1Granted
Mobile robot for receiving, transporting, and/or delivering one or more pharmaceutical items
OwnerDaniel Theobaldinventor
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Abstract
Mobile robots and methods for operating mobile robots are provided. One of these mobile robots autonomously transports a pharmaceutical item from a first location to a second location. The mobile robot autonomously delivers the pharmaceutical item at the second location.
Claims17
A method for operating a mobile robot, comprising:
- autonomously transporting a pharmaceutical item from a first location to a second location using the mobile robot;
- and
- autonomously delivering the pharmaceutical item at the second location using the mobile robot
- wherein the pharmaceutical item is disposed within an item support of the mobile robot;
- and
- wherein the delivering of the pharmaceutical item comprises opening the item support using a manipulator system of the mobile robot.
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A method involving a mobile robot, comprising:
- receiving command data through a component of the mobile robot, the command data related to an order for a pharmaceutical item;
- receiving the pharmaceutical item with the mobile robot at a first location;
- and
- transporting the pharmaceutical item from the first location to a second location using the mobile robot based on the command data;
- wherein the mobile robot receives the pharmaceutical item from a pharmaceutical distribution robot at the first location;
- wherein the component comprises a communication system that receives the command data from a remote computer system;
- wherein the computer system comprises one of a kiosk, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant and a central computer system;
- and
- wherein the method further comprises
- generating the command data with the computer system based on the order;
- and communicating the command data from the computer system to the communication system.
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An apparatus for at least partially fulfilling an order for a pharmaceutical item, the apparatus comprising:
- a mobile robot comprising a climate controlled container, a drive system and a controller;
- the climate controlled container comprising an item support adapted to receive the pharmaceutical item at a first location;
- and
- the controller adapted to receive command data related to the order for the pharmaceutical item, and further adapted to signal the drive system to move the item support from the first location to a second location for delivery of the pharmaceutical item based on the command data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.