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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Sunrise R&d Holdings, Llc, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brett Bracewell Bonner, New Richmond, OH (US);
Dion Perkins, Cincinnati, OH (US);
SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A stocking assistant robot includes a base plate, one or more wheels coupled to the base plate, a first support coupled to the base plate, and a second support coupled to the base plate, wherein the first support is configured to move perpendicular to the base plate and the second support is configured to move perpendicular to the base plate. The stocking assistant robot also includes a first actuator configured to move the first support perpendicular to the base plate, and a second actuator configured to move the second support perpendicular to the base plate. The stocking assistant robot identifies an item, determines a stock location based on the identified item, operates one or more electric motors coupled to the one or more wheels based on the stock location, and moves the first support or the second support perpendicular to the base plate based on the stock location.