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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Nimble Robotics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon Kalouche, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yeolim Jo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Shekels, Daly City, CA (US);
Mike Stevens, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher Mcquin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nimble Robotics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A robot includes a body coupled to a wheel assembly and a container retrieval device. The wheel assembly has a plurality of wheels and a drive mechanism arranged to move the body along a first set of parallel rails and along a second set of parallel rails. The container retrieval device includes an extendable and retractable grapple arranged to selectively secure an engagement feature positioned between a rim and a bottom surface of a container. The grapple thus allows the robot to lift multiple containers in a single lift.