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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Sita Ypenburg Bv, The Hague, NL;
Bluebotics SA, St-Sulpice, CH;
Stephane Cheikh, Mayrin, CH;
Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland, The Hague, NL;
Koos Termeulen, The Hague, NL;
Reinout Jules Reinhilde Vander Meulen, The Hague, NL;
Julien Rochat, St-Sulpice, CH;
Nicola Tomatis, St-Sulpice, CH;
Luc Bergeron, Boussens, CH;
Gregoire Terrien, Mayrin, CH;
Other;
Abstract
A mobile drive apparatus () for item handling. The drive apparatus comprises at least one platform for supporting an item; a drive means; and a movable door () coupled to the at least one platform and configured to move between an open position in which the platform is accessible to a user and a closed position in which the platform is enclosed. The apparatus further comprises control means coupled to the drive means. The control means are configured to control the drive means to move the drive apparatus from a current location associated with an item pickup point to a second different location for processing by an item handling hub, in response to receiving an indication that a token presented by the user is a valid token.