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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Vecna Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Theobald, Somerville, MA (US);
VECNA ROBOTICS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A shelf is positioned at a shelf level and above a floor level. A ramp starts at the floor level and transitions to a first level. A robot having a drawer can travel from the floor level up the ramp to the first level without touching the shelf. A drawer handler robot has a drawer transitioning lower level which is between the floor level and the shelf level. A first instruction is provided to the robot to travel up the ramp to the first level. The robot moves up the ramp and to the first level according to the first instruction. The system provides a second instruction for the drawer handler robot to retrieve the drawer configured on the robot. The drawer handler robot is positioned near the robot and on the first level and retrieves the drawer from the robot on the first level.