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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Fetch Robotics, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Derek King, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarah Elliott, San Jose, CA (US);
Steffen Fuchs, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Raimbert, San Diego, CA (US);
David J. Robson, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Hunt, Port Hueneme, CA (US);
Brendan Clune, Longmont, CO (US);
Paul Villers, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Jenna Guergah, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Annelise Pruitt, San Jose, CA (US);
Melonee Wise, San Jose, CA (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes: obtaining a batch of item group definitions, each item group definition having one or more item identifiers and corresponding quantities; for each item identifier, retrieving (i) a location of a corresponding item in a facility, and (ii) a dimensional attribute of the corresponding item; based on the locations and dimensional attributes, assigning sets of the item group definitions to respective receptacle configurations, each receptacle configuration including, for each item group definition in the set, a receptacle type with a predefined capacity; monitoring availability of a plurality of transporters in the facility, each transporter having a chassis configured to support a selectable set of receptacles; and responsive to detecting that a transporter is available, selecting one of the receptacle configurations, and presenting the selected receptacle configuration via an output device, to initiate placement of receptacles onto the chassis of the transporter according to the selected receptacle configuration.