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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2019
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nathanael Arling Worden, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Samuel Gardner Garrett, Seattle, WA (US);
David Kyle Funnell, Seattle, WA (US);
Karl Eric Schrader, Snohomish, WA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated cargo delivery system is provided, including an automated guided vehicle having a housing defining a recess therein and a propulsion system configured to move the housing. The recess may be configured to receive a plurality of swappable carriers each having a uniform width in a horizontal direction and a uniform height in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Each of the swappable carriers may be configured to be engaged within the recess. The plurality of swappable carriers may include a first swappable carrier and a second swappable carrier. A method of delivering cargo with the automated guided vehicle is also provided. The method may include alternatingly inserting and engaging the first swappable carrier and the second swappable carrier into the recess of the automated guided vehicle.