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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuta Itozawa, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Izumi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Tatsuya Tsubakimoto, Tokyo-to, JP;
Uori Koike, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Komamine, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A delivery system includes a storage shelf, a delivery robot capable of moving to the storage shelf and delivering an article to the storage shelf, a detection unit that detects an obstacle present near the storage shelf, and a control unit that controls an operation of the delivery robot. The control unit is configured to, when the detection unit detects an obstacle present in a predetermined area near the storage shelf and the control unit determines that the delivery robot can deliver an article to the storage shelf, determine a stop position and a stop direction of the delivery robot relative to the storage shelf based on a position of the detected obstacle and a position of the storage shelf.