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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 method is disclosed for managing movement of items from one container to another. The method includes receiving an identification, from a user, of a source container, the identification indicating that one or more items in the source container will be moved from the source container to a destination container on a first robot, the first robot being at a first position on a floor under the shelf. A second robot is also positioned on the floor under the shelf. Based on the identification, a system causes the first robot to move at least partially from the first position on the floor under the shelf to a second position which causes the destination container to be accessible to the user and receive a confirmation that the user has transferred a product from the source container to the destination container.