ROBOT-ENABLED CASE PICKING

摘要

A robot-enabled method of picking cases in a warehouse is provided. A robotic vehicle includes a processor configured to access a memory, a user input device, an output device, and a load platform, and has access to an electronically stored representation of a warehouse. The representation includes a map that defines aisles for storing items arranged as pick faces within the warehouse. A pick list is generated from an order; the pick list provides identifications of items to be picked to fulfill the order. Determined from the pick list is a plurality of stops at pick faces associated with the items. A route within the map is generated that includes the plurality of stops. The robotic vehicle iteratively guides itself along the route and automatically stops at each of the plurality of stops to enable loading of the items from the pick list onto the load platform.

主权项

1. A robotic vehicle, comprising:
a load platform configured to hold products; a case picking module configured to communicate navigation instructions generated from an electronic map of a storage facility comprising a plurality of product pick faces and an electronic representation of a set of products to be picked, wherein each pick face is a location designated for storage of a product; and a vehicle control system configured to iteratively self-navigate the robotic vehicle through the storage facility, stopping or slowing at each of a plurality of pick faces, in response to the navigation instructions from the case picking module.