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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Peter R. Wurman, Acton, MA (US);
Michael Barbehenn, Bedford, MA (US);
Aron Klair Insinga, Nashua, NH (US);
Eric Leventhal Arthen, Worthington, MA (US);
Joshua B. Chaitin-pollak, Salem, MA (US);
Peter R. Wurman, Acton, MA (US);
Michael Barbehenn, Bedford, MA (US);
Aron Klair Insinga, Nashua, NH (US);
Eric Leventhal Arthen, Worthington, MA (US);
Joshua B. Chaitin-Pollak, Salem, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method for processing waste in a material handling system includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location and, in response to detecting the trigger event, moving a mobile drive unit to the first location. The method also includes loading waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location and transporting the waste material to a waste station using the mobile drive unit.