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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
David Sellner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin Vliet, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Arthur Valdez, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
Warehouse automation and methods of controlling material flow can be used to streamline order fulfillment. For example, according to some embodiments described herein, a method includes: causing a first mobile robot to engage with and transport a mobile storage unit to a robotic picking cell, causing a second mobile robot to engage with and transport an outbound container to the robotic picking cell, and causing the picking robot to transfer a sellable unit from the mobile storage unit to the outbound container.