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Autonomous order picker

  • US 10,315,843 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2016
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An order picker (1) comprising:

  • a vehicle (2, 25, 30);

    a robot device (3) on the vehicle (2, 25, 30), which is configured to manipulate objects within a working range (R_R);

    a pick-up device (4, 41) on the vehicle for picking up a selection pallet (20, 21) within the working range (R_R);

    a carrying device (5) on the vehicle for carrying an order pallet (16) within the working range (R_R);

    a control unit configured to activate the robot device (3) to convey load units (59) from the selection pallet (20, 21) positioned on the pick-up device (4,41) in the working range (R_R) onto the order pallet (16) carried on the carrying device (5) in the working range (R_R); and

    at least one camera;

    wherein the control unit is configured to control the conveying of load units (59) using recordings, produced by the at least one camera, of the order pallet (16) carried by the carrying device (5) and the selection pallet (20, 21) picked up by the pick-up device (4, 41), and wherein the at least one camera is arranged such that each camera is configured to record the positions of the load units (59) on the carried order pallet (16) and/or the contour of the carried order pallet (16).

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