Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Adam Joseph Greenbaum

Dincer Bozkaya

Erik Steltz

Gabriel Hebert

Stephen Charles Paschall, Ii

Justin Croyle

Gregory Cartagena

Yvetta Pols Sandhu

Stephen Charles Paschall

Albert William Saunders, Iv

Christopher John Schuchmann

Paul Tomashevskyi

Adam Robert Lehmann

Container closure systems may include various types of latches to secure doors. The latches may present one or more state identifiers, such as open state identifiers and closed state identifiers. Different state identifiers may be presented and scannable based on a state of the door and latch. For example, an open state identifier may be presented and scannable if a door is open and unlocked, and a closed state identifier may be presented and scannable if a door is closed and locked. By scanning and identifying the state identifiers, safe and efficient operations of containers may be facilitated.

Container closure systems and methods having associated state identifiers

Systems and methods are disclosed for containers having lever-based actuation of brakes and locks. In one embodiment, an example container may include a first container wall, a second container wall, a third container wall, a fourth container wall, a first wheel, a second wheel, and a wheel lock assembly configured to prevent swiveling of the first wheel. The wheel lock assembly may include a first wheel lock, a first lever configured to actuate the first wheel lock, and a first cable that is coupled to the first wheel lock and the first lever, where the first lever is disposed on the third container wall, and a wheel brake assembly configured to prevent rotation of the second wheel, the wheel brake assembly including a first wheel brake, a second lever configured to actuate the first wheel brake, and a second cable coupled to the first wheel brake and the second lever.

Containers having lever-based actuation of brakes and locks

A method includes operating an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) in a first physical location according to a first safety protocol of the AMR and based on a location of the AMR relative to a second physical location different from the first physical location and with a second safety protocol different from the first safety protocol, switching the AMR to operate under the second safety protocol rather than the first safety protocol while the AMR is located in the second physical location. The method also includes, in response to detecting that the AMR is exiting the second physical location after the AMR has completed operating in the second physical location, switching the AMR to operate under the first safety protocol.

Autonomous mobile robot using multiple safety protocols

Systems and methods are disclosed for containers having mechanical secured door indicators. In one embodiment, an example container may include a first container wall, a second container wall, a third container wall, and a fourth container wall configured to move from an open position to a closed positon. The fourth container wall may include a first portion coupled to the second container wall, and a second portion coupled to the third container wall, where the first portion and the second portion are coplanar when the fourth container wall is in the closed position. The foldable container may include a bottom container platform having a machine-readable code, and a pivotable arm configured to cover the machine-readable code when the fourth container wall is in the closed position, and to uncover the machine-readable code when the fourth container wall is not in the closed position.

Foldable containers having mechanical secured door indicators

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for autonomous navigation inside trailers. In one embodiment, an example autonomous robot may include a front end, a rear end, a sensor disposed at the front end, a rear-facing camera disposed at the rear end, and a force sensor configured to detect lateral and longitudinal forces exerted on a container being transported by the autonomous robot. The autonomous robot may be configured to transport the container from a facility into a trailer, where the autonomous robot is configured to navigate inside the trailer using the rear-facing camera.

Autonomous navigation inside trailers

An inventory management system can include a fleet of mobile drive units. The mobile drive units can detect, using a sensor, calibration data associated with a calibration fixture. The calibration of the sensors can be updated based on the calibration data. The calibration data for the fleet of mobile drive units can be used determine a correction factor. The correction factor can be applied to the fleet of mobile drive units to further update the calibration of the sensors.

Autonomous vehicle calibration

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for controlling one or more vehicles with the use of navigation markers positioned or integrated into a ground surface. A vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, may include a light detection assembly, which may include a light emitter, an optical filter, an optical sensor, and an analog-to-digital converter, and optionally may include a lens. The light emitter may emit light towards the ground surface which may illuminate the navigation marker and cause the navigation marker to emit light passes through the optical filter and is ultimately sensed by the optical sensor. The vehicle may determine the light was emitted by the navigation marker and cause the vehicle to perform the predetermined action.

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Adam Joseph Greenbaum