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Automated dispensing system and method

  • US 8,983,655 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2012
  • Issued: 03/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for dispensing articles, comprising:

  • a carousel comprising a plurality of stations;

    a plurality of carrier holders, each configured to be received at a respective station; and

    a robot configured to retrieve a carrier holder from the carousel, move the carrier holder proximate a location of a first article, load the first article onto the carrier holder, and return the carrier holder to a station of the carousel;

    wherein the robot is further configured to;

    retrieve the first article from a first location to a carrier of the carrier holder;

    retrieve a second article from a second location to a carrier of the carrier holder;

    move the carrier holder including the first article and the second article to a position proximate the carousel;

    transfer the first article from the carrier of the first article to one of a plurality of carriers configured for receiving articles; and

    transfer the second article from the carrier of the second article to another of the plurality carriers configured for receiving articles.

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