Robotic retail facility
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1. A robotic system for selling goods at a retail facility, comprising:
- a plurality of movable robots, and a control system responsive to a request for multiple items from a customer for assigning at least one robot of said plurality of the robots to said customer to pick up said multiple items in a storage area not accessible to said customer.
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Abstract
A novel robotic system for selling goods at a retail facility having a storage area not accessible by customers. The system includes a plurality of movable robots, and a control system. When a customer orders a purchase composed of multiple items, the control system assigns at least one robot to that customer to pick up the multiple items of the purchase in the storage area. The robot delivers the purchase directly to the customer or to a delivery area.
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32 Claims
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1. A robotic system for selling goods at a retail facility, comprising:
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a plurality of movable robots, and a control system responsive to a request for multiple items from a customer for assigning at least one robot of said plurality of the robots to said customer to pick up said multiple items in a storage area not accessible to said customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A robotic system for selling goods, comprising:
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a storage area including a first storage section and a second storage section separate from said first storage section, a plurality of movable robots including at least one first robot assigned to said first storage section and at least one second robot assigned to said second storage section, and a control system responsive to a request from a customer for multiple items, including at least one first item stored in said first storage section and at least one second item stored in said second storage section, for controlling said first robot assigned to said first storage section to pick up said first item and for controlling said second robot assigned to said second storage section to pick up said second item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A robotic system for selling goods at a retail facility, comprising:
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a storage structure having a plurality of storage levels for storing goods, and a plurality of movable robots, each controlled to pick up at the storage structure multiple items requested by a customer, wherein said storage structure has first passes for providing the robots with access to the stored goods within each level of said plurality of levels, and second passes for enabling the robots to move between the levels. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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