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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Andrew John Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield, GB;
David Sharp, Hatfield, GB;
Joseph Zammit, Hatfield, GB;
Ben Thomas, Hatfield, GB;
Sean Clark, Hatfield, GB;
Graham Deacon, Hatfield, GB;
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Herts, GB;
Abstract
A storage system as disclosed can maximize storage capacity whilst remaining scalable. A transporting device is arranged to form a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. A transporting device can cooperate with a portion of a surface, and with at least one other transporting device in a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. An item receiving space and a relocating unit permit relocation of the transporting device within the cluster by way of interaction with the portion of the surface.