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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 12, 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 an AGV body; one or more elevator mechanisms coupled to the AGV body; a support surface coupled to the AGV body and vertically movable along the AGV body by the one or more elevator mechanisms, the support surface supporting an object from underneath the object when the object is placed on the support surface; one or more arms coupled to the AGV body and vertically movable along the AGV body by the one or more elevator mechanisms, the one or more arms articulating to move the object from a first position of the object and place the object on the support surface; and an AGV controller configured to control one or more operations of the AGV.