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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2024
Symbotic Llc, Wilmington, MA (US);
Peter Anderson-Sprecher, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron Dennis, Austin, TX (US);
Arun Joseph, Austin, TX (US);
Symbotic LLC, Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to systems and methods for controlling autonomous forklifts, and specifically, for maneuvering autonomous forklifts in environments with hanging objects such as plastic sheets, curtains, and other suspended objects. The invention determines whether or not a detected object is located on a pallet carried by the autonomous forklift, and subsequently navigates the autonomous forklift in a manner that either avoids the object if it is not located on the pallet, or if the object is larger than a threshold size which could impede safe travel.