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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Haruna Eto, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihito Ogawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Takafumi Sonoura, Yokohama, JP;
Hideichi Nakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Junya Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Rie Katsuki, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an article handling apparatus includes a gripper, a supporting portion, a sensor, and controller. The gripper grips an article. The supporting portion supports an article from below. The sensor recognizes a plurality of articles to generate a recognition result. The controller calculates a position of a first article located highest among the plurality of articles based on the recognition result, calculates a position of a second article located second highest in a region determined based on the position of the first article, controls movement of the gripper based on the position of the first article, and controls the movement of the supporting portion based on the position of the second article.