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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Matthew Robert Douglas, Orlando, FL (US);
Paolo Gerli, Westborough, MA (US);
Gregory Patrick Cox, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Amit Kalra, Acton, MA (US);
Brandon Lam, Rockland, MA (US);
Ruchi Tewari, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Daniel Jarvis, Holliston, MA (US);
Nikhil Variar, Needham, MA (US);
Naveen Challapalli, Cambridge, MA (US);
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An automated robotic replenishment system is described. In an example implementation, the system may include containers adapted to hold items; container transportation devices adapted to transport the containers to a replenishment station; and the replenishment station. The replenishment station may include a container receiving area, a mobile storage unit receiving space, and a robotic arm, which may pick up items from the container in the container receiving area and place the item into a mobile storage unit in the mobile storage unit receiving space. The system may also include an automated guided vehicle that transports the mobile storage unit between the replenishment station and a storage area of a fulfillment center.