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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew Anthony Brady, Boston, MA (US);
Dincer Bozkaya, Andover, MA (US);
Rakesh Mishra, Hudson, MA (US);
Jonathan Lee Zerez, Waltham, MA (US);
Eric Jones, Somerville, MA (US);
Chris John Schuchmann, Rockledge, FL (US);
Stephen Charles Paschall, Acton, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for guiding robots transporting containers using applied force detection. In one embodiment, an example mobile robot is configured to transport a container. The mobile robot can include a first sensor, a second sensor, a motor, and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine that the container is loaded, determine, using at least one of the first sensor or the second sensor, a first change in load distribution, and determine a first direction of movement associated with the first change. The controller may cause the motor to automatically propel the mobile robot in the first direction of movement.