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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin Douglas Garcia, Seattle, WA (US);
Martin Peter Aalund, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon Stuart Battles, North Bend, WA (US);
William Kalm, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a trolley for an inventory storage module has a trolley frame and first and second track engagement features on opposed sides of the trolley frame that engage first and second rails of a track, respectively, such that the trolley frame is translatable along the track. The trolley has a power collector that is supported by the trolley frame, and that electrically couples to an electrical rail that is disposed above the trolley frame so as to collect power from the electrical rail as the trolley frame is translated along the track. The trolley has a robotic manipulator having a robotic arm and an end effector. The robotic arm extends below the trolley frame with respect to the vertical direction, and the end effector removeably couples inventory items to the robotic arm.