Automated vertical farming system using mobile robots

    公开(公告)号:US11778956B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US15947551

    申请日:2018-04-06

    摘要: A vertical farming system includes a storage structure having racks of storage shelves for housing plant-carrying containers. Mobile robots travel around the racks to transfer containers of plants to and from the storage shelves. Under direction of a central control system, one or more mobile robots may transport a container from a storage location to a workstation. Once there, care may be provided for the plant, including water and/or other nutrients, and data may be gathered on the plant. This may be done by an owner of the plant, or by an automated service robot positioned at the workstation. Data gathered on the plant, including for example photographs, may be sent by email or other communications schemes to an owner of the plant.

    Storage and retrieval system
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12006149B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17843124

    申请日:2022-06-17

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04 B65G1/137

    摘要: A system and method for storage and retrieval are provided. The system includes a multi-level storage structure, and mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote, container, or object. This system and method can be used in order-fulfillment applications in which one or more workstations accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a put location, and an input/output interface induct material into the system and discharge fulfilled orders from the system. The mobile robots are further configured to move from level to level in the multi-level storage structure via inclined or vertical tracks without requiring a vertical lift or vertical conveyor.

    FULLY AUTOMATED SELF-SERVICE STORE
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240013144A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18222320

    申请日:2023-07-14

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137

    CPC分类号: B65G1/1378

    摘要: An automated self-service store is disclosed including a shopper accessible level having inventory for selection by a shopper, and an item storage and replenishment area for storing inventory. The self-service store further includes mobile robots for replenishing inventory at the shopper accessible level from the item storage and replenishment area.