An autonomous robot with a modular conveyor belt moves materials in a warehouse or other industrial environment. Example embodiments may include systems and methods for autonomous robots with conveyor systems. An example method may include detecting, by an autonomous cart, an unloading station, moving to a position at or near the unloading station, and determining, using a first load cell, a first position of a first item on a conveyor belt of the autonomous cart. Some methods may include determining a length of time for which to actuate the conveyor belt based at least in part on the first position, and causing the conveyor belt to unload the first item from the autonomous cart by actuating the conveyor belt for the length of time.

An autonomous robot with a modular conveyor belt moves materials in a warehouse or other industrial environment. Example embodiments may include systems and methods for autonomous robots with conveyor systems. An example method may include detecting, by an autonomous cart, an unloading station, moving to a position at or near the unloading station, and determining, using a first load cell, a first position of a first item on a conveyor belt of the autonomous cart. Some methods may include determining a length of time for which to actuate the conveyor belt based at least in part on the first position, and causing the conveyor belt to unload the first item from the autonomous cart by actuating the conveyor belt for the length of time.

A raw material supply device and a device for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps, which can control dropping positions of a raw material containing substances having different shapes and specific gravities, and a method for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps using those devices. The raw material supply device includes a receiving port, a discharge port, a first guide surface, and a second guide surface on a surface opposing to the first guide surface. The processing device includes a first conveying unit, a raw material supply device, a second conveying unit, and a pyramid-shaped disperser. The processing method comprises a sorting step, wherein the sorting step comprises dropping the electronic and electrical device part scraps onto a plurality of dispersion surfaces of a pyramid-shaped disperser, and dispersing the electronic and electrical device part scraps in a plurality of directions on a conveying surface.

The disclosure relates to a transport system including two flat transport devices which are arranged perpendicularly to each other. Each transport device has a stator, along the plane of which at least one carrier can be moved. At least one support is provided for receiving a payload. The support can be brought into form-fitting engagement with the horizontal carrier via a first engagement means and into form-fitting engagement with the vertical carrier via a second engagement means. The two form-fitting engagements are designed such that the support is supported against each carrier against the force of gravity and is prevented from horizontally moving or rotating, and the support is transferred between the two transport devices only by means of the aforementioned movement functions of the two pertinent carriers.

The disclosure relates to a transport system including two flat transport devices which are arranged perpendicularly to each other. Each transport device has a stator, along the plane of which at least one carrier can be moved. At least one support is provided for receiving a payload. The support can be brought into form-fitting engagement with the horizontal carrier via a first engagement means and into form-fitting engagement with the vertical carrier via a second engagement means. The two form-fitting engagements are designed such that the support is supported against each carrier against the force of gravity and is prevented from horizontally moving or rotating, and the support is transferred between the two transport devices only by means of the aforementioned movement functions of the two pertinent carriers.

A conveyance device includes a slider, a conveyor including a plurality of conveyance modules to convey the slider, and a connecting member provided separately from the conveyance modules and configured to connect the conveyance modules adjacent to each other such that a signal is transmittable. The conveyance device further includes a first indicator provided so as to correspond to each of the plurality of conveyance modules and configured to indicate states of the conveyance modules.

A conveyance device includes a slider, a conveyor including a plurality of conveyance modules to convey the slider, and a connecting member provided separately from the conveyance modules and configured to connect the conveyance modules adjacent to each other such that a signal is transmittable. The conveyance device further includes a first indicator provided so as to correspond to each of the plurality of conveyance modules and configured to indicate states of the conveyance modules.

The present invention relates to the field of conveyor(s), also known as belt transporters. In one form, the invention relates to conveyor(s) used in mines, quarries and/or ports which are typically hundreds of meters, or even kilometres long. In one particular aspect the present invention is suitable for use as applied to conveyor belts, parts and systems of a conveyor as well as methods of monitoring and communicating along conveyor(s). The invention relates to wear detection, systems and methods associated with wear detection.

Disclosed is an article transferring system, including: a monitoring device; a transferring vehicle for transferring an article and including a wireless communication unit; a travel rail providing a travel path for the transferring vehicle; and a wireless communication device installed along the travel path, the wireless communication device being configured to form a wireless network in which the transferring vehicle is capable of wirelessly communicating, in which the transferring vehicle is configured to transmit sensitivity data of the transferring vehicle to the wireless network of the wireless communication unit to the monitoring device while traveling along the travel path.

Disclosed is an article transferring system, including: a monitoring device; a transferring vehicle for transferring an article and including a wireless communication unit; a travel rail providing a travel path for the transferring vehicle; and a wireless communication device installed along the travel path, the wireless communication device being configured to form a wireless network in which the transferring vehicle is capable of wirelessly communicating, in which the transferring vehicle is configured to transmit sensitivity data of the transferring vehicle to the wireless network of the wireless communication unit to the monitoring device while traveling along the travel path.