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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Michael Bhaskaran, Sherborn, MA (US);
Weston Harris, Allston, MA (US);
Maimuna Rangwala, North Grafton, MA (US);
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) is described. In an example implementation, the AGV may include a lift platform and an AGV controller configured to control one or more operations of the AGV. The lift platform of the AGV may include a support surface adapted to contact a surface of a shelving unit and provide support from underneath the shelving unit when the support surface is in an elevated position and the shelving unit is situated on the support surface, and a lifting mechanism including motor(s) coupled to the support surface and providing a first lifting force via a first portion of the support surface and a second lifting force via a second portion of the support surface, the first lifting force and the second lifting force vertically lifting or lowering the shelving unit via the support surface based on a weight distribution of the shelving unit on the support surface.