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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yutaro Takagi, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Junya Ota, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Takatoshi Morimitsu, Toyota, JP;
Kunihiro Iwamoto, Nagakute, JP;
Uori Koike, Saitama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A sorting system, a sorting method, and a program that can reduce the time required for sorting items using a shelf are achieved. A sorting system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a shelf in which a plurality of boxes are contained in a plurality of tiers, transfer means for putting each box in or taking it out of the shelf, and a sorting robot attached to the shelf configured to put an item in or take it out of each box. The transfer means pulls the box contained in an upper tier halfway out and the sorting robot puts in or takes the item out of each of the box contained in the upper tier and the box contained in the lower tier.