A shelf, a dispatching method, a dispatching device, and an operation dispatching system relating to the field of intelligent warehousing technology, the shelf including: a storage device for placing an article; a motion device for moving the shelf; a power device for providing energy to the motion device; a communication device configured to communicate with a control center; and a controller that controls communication of the communication device with the control center and controls motion of the motion device.

A method for turning a pinion-driven lift-robot in an intersection of rails. Moving the pinion-driven lift-robot in a first motion mode to position the pinion-driven lift-robot in a first position at the intersection. The pinion-driven lift-robot is turned over a corner of the intersection that is accessible from the first position and that includes continuous rails connecting a vertical track and a horizontal track, whereby positioning the pinion-driven lift-robot in a second position at the intersection. The pinion-driven lift-robot is moved in a second motion mode towards a designated direction.

A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system includes a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects received from an input conveyance system, and an acquisition system for acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device. The programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing location. The identified processing location is associated with the identifying indicia and the identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing locations. The system also includes a delivery system for receiving the object in a carrier and for delivering the object toward the identified processing location.

The invention discloses high-precision mobile robot management and scheduling system, and relates to the technical field of industrial robots, comprising industrial robot, AGV, secondary positioning device and upper computer, wherein the secondary positioning devices are arranged on corresponding workstations of processing machine tool, when the processing machine tool performs processing tasks, the upper computer selects the AGV arranged with industrial robot and navigates the same to the secondary positioning device, and after the secondary positioning device and the chassis of the industrial robot are locked, the industrial robot can assist the processing machine tool in parts machining. The system in the invention perfectly combines the mobile robot and fixed robot, thereby achieving not only flexibility of mobile robot, but also the high precision of the fixed robot.

The invention discloses a material transport method between process points of a photovoltaic production line. A mobile robot receives an instruction to transport materials from one process point to another, and the mobile robot and the process point dock based on near field communication to take or discharge materials. In the operation method and system of the invention, the flower baskets are transported from one process point to another on the photovoltaic production line by means of a mobile robot instead of manual human effort, significantly improving the automation degree and production efficiency of the photovoltaic production line, ensuring transportation safety, and reducing labor cost.

A movable operator station is disclosed. The movable operator station includes a first base plate, a second base plate, and a first support unit. A multi-tier structure is slidably coupled to the first base plate and is slidable in “X” axis between first and second positions. The second base plate is slidably coupled to the first base plate and is slidable between third and fourth positions. The first support unit is slidably coupled to the second base plate and is slidable along the “X” axis. A set of linking members links the first multi-tier structure to the first support unit. The set of linking members extends or collapses based on a movement of the second base plate along the “Y” axis. The first support unit and the set of linking members form a second multi-tier structure when the second base plate is at the fourth position.

A system includes: a location tracking subsystem in a facility containing support structures supporting items; a plurality of mobile computing devices associated with respective users; and a plurality of autonomous transporters to transport items transferred by users from the support structures, and/or transport items to the support structures for transfer thereto by users. User profiles contain, for each user, a physical activity metric and a physical activity target. The system includes a server to: obtain, from the location tracking subsystem, transporter and mobile device locations; obtain a task defining a task location, and an identifier of an item for transfer to or from a support structure at the task location; select a transporter, according to the task and transporter locations; select a mobile device, according to the task and mobile device locations, the physical activity metrics and targets; and allocate the task to the selected transporter and mobile device.

Example implementations described herein involve systems and methods for operation of a robot configured to work on a first process and a second process, which can involve receiving sensor data indicative of a status of one or more of the first process and the second process; for the status indicative of the first process waiting on the robot, controlling the robot to work on the first process; and for the status indicative of the first process not waiting on the robot, controlling the robot to conduct one or more of work on the second process or return to standby.

A transport robot is configured to transport a transported object(s) in a state of sandwiching the transported object(s) by cooperating with another transport robot when transporting the transported object(s).

A storage, retrieval and processing system is disclosed for processing objects. The system includes a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed by the processing system, said plurality of bins being provided in at least a partially generally circular arrangement, a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, said programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within the plurality of bins, and a plurality of destination containers for receiving any of the objects from the plurality of bins, said plurality of destination containers being provided in a region that is generally within the at least partially generally circular arrangement of the plurality of bins.