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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Grey Orange Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GREY ORANGE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B65G 43/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B65G 43/10 (2013.01); G05B 19/41815 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for handling items using a plurality of movable-bots includes defining a conveyance path to be followed by the plurality of movable-bots, where the conveyance path is configured as a closed loop. The method further includes defining, for each of the plurality of movable-bots, a plurality of path attributes associated with the conveyance path. The method further includes instructing each of the plurality of movable-bots to synchronize a movement with respect to at least one other movable-bot based on the plurality of path attributes when moving along the conveyance path.