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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);
Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);
Guoming Alex Long, Wexford, PA (US);
Thomas Allen, Reading, MA (US);
Christopher Buck, Stow, MA (US);
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed that includes a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed, the plurality of bins being provided on a conveyance system, a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, the programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within at least one of the plurality of bins in an input area of the conveyance system, a perception system for providing perception data regarding a selected object that is presented to the perception system by the programmable motion device, and a routing conveyance system including a routing conveyor for receiving the selected object, and for moving the selected object in each of vertical and rotational directions toward a destination container responsive to the perception data.