Autonomous mobile picking
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1. An order-picking method, comprising:
- autonomously routing a plurality of mobile robotic units in an order fulfillment facility wherein said order fulfillment facility includes at least one pick station;
wherein at least one of said robotic units includes a robotic arm; and
picking articles from said at least one pick station or putting articles to said at least one pick station with said robotic arm of said at least one of said robotic units in said order fulfillment facility wherein said putting articles to said at least one pick station including picking articles with said robotic arm from another of said robotic units and said picking items from said at least one pick station including putting articles with said robotic arm to another of said robotic units.
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Abstract
An order-picking method includes autonomously routing a plurality of mobile robotic units in an order fulfillment facility and picking articles to or putting articles from the robotic units in the order fulfillment facility. A material-handling robotic unit that is adapted for use in an order fulfillment facility includes an autonomous mobile vehicle base and a plurality of article receptacles positioned on the base. A visual indicator associated with the receptacle facilitates picking articles to or putting articles from the robotic unit.
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23 Claims
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1. An order-picking method, comprising:
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autonomously routing a plurality of mobile robotic units in an order fulfillment facility wherein said order fulfillment facility includes at least one pick station; wherein at least one of said robotic units includes a robotic arm; and picking articles from said at least one pick station or putting articles to said at least one pick station with said robotic arm of said at least one of said robotic units in said order fulfillment facility wherein said putting articles to said at least one pick station including picking articles with said robotic arm from another of said robotic units and said picking items from said at least one pick station including putting articles with said robotic arm to another of said robotic units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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8. An order-picking method, comprising:
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autonomously routing a plurality of mobile robotic units in an order fulfillment facility wherein said material-handling facility includes at least one pick station; wherein at least one of said robotic units includes a robotic arm; and picking articles from said at least one pick station or putting articles to said at least one pick station with said robotic arm of said at least one of said robotic units in said order fulfillment facility, wherein said facility includes at least one decanting station including picking items to another of said robotic units at said decanting station and putting items from said another of said robotic units to said at least one pick station for replenishment of said at least one pick station.
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15. An order-fulfillment facility, comprising:
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at least one pick station; a plurality of mobile robotic units autonomously routed in said order fulfillment facility; wherein at least one of said robotic units includes a robotic arm; and wherein said at least one of said robotic units is adapted to putting articles to said at least one pick station or picking articles from said at least one pick station with said robotic arm wherein said at least one of said robotic units is adapted to putting articles to said at least one pick station that are picked with said robotic arm from another of said robotic units and wherein said least one of said robotic units is adapted to picking items from said at least one pick station and putting the articles with said robotic arm to another of said robotic units. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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21. An order-fulfillment facility, comprising:
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at least one pick station; a plurality of mobile robotic units autonomously routed in said order fulfillment facility; wherein at least one of said robotic units includes a robotic arm; and wherein said at least one of said robotic units is adapted to putting articles to said at least one pick station or picking articles from said at least one pick station with said robotic arm, wherein said facility includes at least one decanting station and another of said robotic units is adapted to receiving articles from said decanting station and putting items from said another of said robotic units to said at least one picking station for replenishment of said picking stations.
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