Storage Systems and Methods for Robotic Picking

This invention describes a robot designed to move along rails in a storage system and pick up inventory items. It uses an imaging device to locate items and a manipulator with two pneumatic grippers to grasp them. Crucially, the robot carries its own refillable air tank, less than 20 cubic feet, to power these grippers.

Why it matters: Advances in AI-driven vision systems and robotic manipulation software since 2023 have made robust object recognition and precise grasping significantly more accessible and reliable, simplifying the complex control aspects of such a robot.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedRobotics, vision system, pneumatic control, rail navigation

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