Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.

Jay Link

Christopher Geyer

Matthew T Mason

Joseph M Romano

Thomas Wagner

Prasanna Velagapudi

Benjamin Cohen

Thomas Koletschka

Gene Temple Price

Ryan O'Hern

Jeremy Saslaw

Richard Musgrave

Joshua Lurz

An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, the supply bin receiving conveyor including sensing unit for determining an extent of advancement of the supply bin in a conveyor direction along the supply bin receiving conveyor, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation and pose.

Systems and methods for automated packaging and processing for shipping with object pose analysis

An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a destination container location assessment system for positioning a destination container, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation.

Systems and methods for automated packaging and processing for shipping with container alignment

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Jay Link