System and method for automatic picking of products in a materials handling facility

摘要

Systems and computer-implemented methods are provided for automatically picking up items or products in a materials handling facility. In one embodiment, a system includes a first sensor; a conveyor; a robotic hand including multiple digits, each digit having one or more suction cups attached thereto; a memory; and one or more processors, which are all coupled together. The memory includes program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a pick process component configured to: (i) receive sensed information of an item or product delivered on the conveyor from the first sensor; (ii) generate a pick plan comprising processor-executable instructions to control the robotic hand to pick up the item or product; and (iii) control the robotic hand to pick up the item or product from the conveyor by executing the generated pick plan, while selectively activating the one or more suction cups.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a first sensor; a conveyor; a robotic hand including multiple digits, each digit having one or more suction cups attached thereto, and at least one of the suction cups including a pressure sensor; a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the first sensor, the conveyor, the robotic hand and the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a pick process component configured to:
(a) receive sensed information of an item or product delivered on the conveyor from the first sensor, the sensed information including one or more of a variable shape, variable size, variable hardness and variable texture of the item or product;(b) based on the received sensed information of the item or product, control the robotic hand to pick up the item or product from the conveyor by selectively activing the one or more suction cups based on one or more pressure values detected by and received from corresponding one or more of the pressure sensors, respectively, which are included in the one or more suction cups, the pressure value being indicative of a pressure applied to the pressure sensor by the item or product; and(c) store a pick plan comprising processor-executable instructions to control the robotic hand to pick up the item or product in the memory, the pick plan being generated based on the received sensed information of the item or product.