Wynright Corporation

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Matthew B Middleton

Christopher D McMurrough

Pavlos Doliotis

Samarth Rajan

Justry Weir

Alex Criswell

An automated truck unloader for unloading/unpacking product, such as boxes or cases, from trailers and containers is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement subassembly, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, an industrial robot having a suction cup-based gripper arm selectively removes boxes from the trailer and places the boxes on a powered transportation path. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon a perception-based robotic manipulation system.

Perception-based robotic manipulation system and method for automated truck unloader that unloads/unpacks product from trailers and containers

An automated truck unloader () for unloading/unpacking product, such as boxes or cases, from trailers and containers is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot (), a distance measurement subassembly, and a control subassembly (). Under the operation of the control subassembly, an industrial robot () having a suction cup-based gripper arm selectively removes boxes from the trailer and places the boxes on a powered transportation path (). The control subassembly () coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot () and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon a perception-based robotic manipulation system.

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Northcote, New Zealand

Matthew B Middleton