A system may include a plurality of consolidation stations and a carousel moving the plurality of consolidation stations past a picking location, one or more consolidation stations of the plurality of consolidation stations receiving one or more items at the picking location. The system may include a first transportation mechanism adapted to bring one or more cartons to the picking location at the carousel. The system may include a robotic arm articulating to move the one or more items from one or more mobile storage units into the one or more consolidation stations at the picking location. The system may include a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer items from the one or more consolidation stations into the one or more cartons.

This disclosure is directed to automated warehouse facilities that are configured to assemble mixed pallets. The warehouse facilities can include one or more layer handling devices that are configured to remove layers from pallets in a delayering operational mode, and to add layers to pallets in a palletizing operation mode. The warehouse facilities also may include one or more item retrieval devices that are configured to retrieve individual items from storage racks. The warehouse facilities can include other automated devices as well.

A picking and allocating system includes: a holder parking area, configured for parking a holder, the holder being configured for storing order receptacles; an allocating mechanism, arranged in the holder parking area, and configured to: receive at least one stock listed in a same order, bring the at least one stock to move from a docking position to an order receptacle corresponding to the order, allocate the at least one stock to the order receptacle, and return to the docking position; and a control server, communicatively connected with the allocating mechanism, and configured to: obtain position information of the order receptacle on the holder according to the order, and send the position information to the allocating mechanism.

A warehousing system and a control method therefor. An inventory area of the system is used for storing carriers, and storage positions of the carriers are used for storing containers; a control server is configured to be used for generating a goods sorting instruction and an order picking instruction and updating inventory information; a carrying device is configured to carry, according to the goods sorting instruction of the control server, at least two containers which have order relevance and are stored on different carriers to a same target carrier; when a picking order received by the warehousing system includes at least two containers that have been performed with goods sorting, the warehousing system can directly carry the containers from the target carrier to a work station area for corresponding operation, and the step in the prior art that the carrying device reciprocates between different carriers, or the step that the containers are respectively taken out and placed for operation after different carriers are carried to the work station area is omitted, thereby greatly improving the operation efficiency of the warehousing system.

Provided is a method of operating a server. The method includes generating a sequence for a plurality of orders based on shipments included in each of the plurality of orders, acquiring a plurality of groups including one or more consecutive orders among the plurality of sorted orders according to the generated sequence, allocating the plurality of groups to a plurality of robots such that the groups and robots are matched one-to-one, and allocating tasks to the plurality of robots based on orders included in each group.

Provided is a method of operating a server. The method includes generating a sequence for a plurality of orders based on shipments included in each of the plurality of orders, acquiring a plurality of groups including one or more consecutive orders among the plurality of sorted orders according to the generated sequence, allocating the plurality of groups to a plurality of robots such that the groups and robots are matched one-to-one, and allocating tasks to the plurality of robots based on orders included in each group.

An automated product handling system and method for efficiently storing, retrieving and delivering bagged items includes a frame assembly housing a multi-tiered gantry system with vertical storage shelves, and a delivery box mounted for vertical movement adjacent to the storage shelves. A telescoping delivery drive system moves the delivery box vertically to align with selected storage shelves. The delivery box includes a horizontally extensible conveyor system and automated bag handling mechanisms comprising vacuum cups to secure bag bottoms and vertically moveable hooks to lift bag sides around products. A control unit coordinates system operations including receiving customer orders through a mobile application, optimizing storage shelf selection based on delivery timing and customer proximity, controlling product bagging and storage, and managing customer retrieval operations. The system enables fully autonomous operation with dynamic storage assignment, multi-shelf order coordination, and automated fault handling. Methods for operating the system include receiving orders, selecting optimal storage locations, automated bagging and shelf transfer operations, and controlled customer retrieval processes.

A method includes: obtaining a batch of item group definitions, each item group definition having one or more item identifiers and corresponding quantities; for each item identifier, retrieving (i) a location of a corresponding item in a facility, and (ii) a dimensional attribute of the corresponding item; based on the locations and dimensional attributes, assigning sets of the item group definitions to respective receptacle configurations, each receptacle configuration including, for each item group definition in the set, a receptacle type with a predefined capacity; monitoring availability of a plurality of transporters in the facility, each transporter having a chassis configured to support a selectable set of receptacles; and responsive to detecting that a transporter is available, selecting one of the receptacle configurations, and presenting the selected receptacle configuration via an output device, to initiate placement of receptacles onto the chassis of the transporter according to the selected receptacle configuration.

A method of warehouse management for replenishing and picking inventory in forward pick area of warehouse comprising, receiving replenishment instruction of stock keeping units of inventory items to be replenished in forward pick area, causing storage totes filled with inventory items to move on conveyor in forward pick area, directing Ranger Tote to Person bot to collect storage totes and store on multi-level flow rack, communicating order signal to operator devices and Ranger Assist bot when new order is received from warehouse management server signal, directing RA bot towards drop-off location associated with tote exchange function, wherein RA bot carries order tote comprising second inventory items of new order, and then operating auto tote exchanger at drop-off location to execute tote exchange function in which order tote is collected from RA bot and automatically exchanged with empty tote acquired from multi-level take-away conveyor.

Embodiments of this application disclose a system and a method for cargo collection transport and a related device. The system for cargo collection transport includes a conveyor transport module, a transportation server configured to control the conveyor transport module to transmit a container, a cargo collection module configured to store the container, and a handling robot configured to transport the container. The conveyor transport module may circulate the container between the cargo collection module and an opening of a consolidation warehouse, and the handling robot may circulate the container between a third-level conveyor and a rack. The conveyor transport module includes a first-level conveyor, a second-level conveyor, and the third-level conveyor. One end of the first-level conveyor is disposed at the opening of the consolidation warehouse. Another end extends into the consolidation warehouse. At least one second-level conveyor is connected in an extension direction of the first-level conveyor. At least one third-level conveyor is connected to each second-level conveyor. A side of each third-level conveyor in the extension direction is provided with at least one cargo collection module.