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AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE SYSTEM

  • US 20170158430A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2015
  • Published: 06/08/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2014
  • Status: Active Application
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1. An automatic system for picking and placing boxes on shelves in a warehouse, the system comprising:

  • a. a set of autonomous mobile robots, each robot comprising two front driving wheels;

    b. a network of vertical and horizontal rails that are function as or are parallel to the vertical and horizontal supports of the shelves of the shelving system in the warehouse; and

    c. a Real Time Traffic Management (RTTM) server, which is a central processing server configured to communicate with the robots and other processors and servers in the warehouse;

    characterized in that;

    each robot comprises;

    components configured to engage and mechanically secure the two front driving wheels to the vertical and horizontal rails allowing the robot to travel on the network of rails; and

    a set of on-board sensors, a processor, software, and other electronics configured to provide the robot with three-dimensional navigation and travel capabilities that enables it to navigate and travel autonomously both along the floor and up and down the vertical rails and along the horizontal rails of the network of rails to reach an exact location on the floor or shelving system of the warehouse.

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