Providing an article discharge system that can be made compact. The article discharge system pulls out some articles from an article group and discharges them. The article discharge system includes a placement unit in which the article group is placed, plural grippers 30, a movable member 20, a robot 10 that moves the movable member, weight acquisition units 40, and a control unit. The plural grippers grip, with gripping member 32, the articles. The plural grippers are attached to the movable member. The weight acquisition units acquire weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips. The control unit moves the movable member, brings the plural grippers closer to the placement unit, causes the plural grippers to grip some of the articles of the article group placed in the placement unit, and, based on the result of a combination calculation using the weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips and which the weight acquisition units have acquired, causes predetermined grippers among the plural grippers to release the articles and thereby discharge the articles.

Providing an article discharge system that can be made compact. The article discharge system pulls out some articles from an article group and discharges them. The article discharge system includes a placement unit in which the article group is placed, plural grippers 30, a movable member 20, a robot 10 that moves the movable member, weight acquisition units 40, and a control unit. The plural grippers grip, with gripping member 32, the articles. The plural grippers are attached to the movable member. The weight acquisition units acquire weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips. The control unit moves the movable member, brings the plural grippers closer to the placement unit, causes the plural grippers to grip some of the articles of the article group placed in the placement unit, and, based on the result of a combination calculation using the weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips and which the weight acquisition units have acquired, causes predetermined grippers among the plural grippers to release the articles and thereby discharge the articles.

A method and apparatus are provided for sorting items to a plurality of sort destinations. The items are fed into the apparatus at an input station having a scanning station. The scanning station evaluates one or more characteristics of each item. The items are then loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles are individually driven to sort destinations. Once at the appropriate sort destination, the delivery vehicle ejects the item to the sort destination and returns to receive another item to be delivered. A re-induction conveyor may be provided for receiving select items from the vehicles and conveying the items back to the input station for re-processing. Additionally, a controller is provided to control the movement of the vehicles based on a characteristic each item being delivered by each vehicle. The system may also include vehicles having an assembly for detecting items being loaded onto or discharged from the vehicles.

A detection device for an at least semiautomated detection of multiple object data sets of at least one object is provided. The detection device includes a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data detection unit and the at least one object.

A detection device for an at least semiautomated detection of multiple object data sets of at least one object is provided. The detection device includes a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data detection unit and the at least one object.

A detection device for an least semiautomated detection of multiple object data sets of at least one object is described. The detection devices includes a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data detection unit and the at least one object.

A detection device for an at least semiautomated detection of multiple object data sets of at least one object is described. The detection devices includes a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data detection unit and the at least one object.

The present invention relates to a sorting and suppling apparatus for a plurality of packaging products, wherein the supply apparatus includes a defect sorting unit which transfers products in a non-defective product transfer direction or a defective product transfer direction and supplies the non-defective products to a shortage supplement unit, and a shortage supplement unit which is formed on a front side of the defect sorting unit and drives a driving motor to move the plurality of packaging products, which are on a supplement conveyor, in a supplement direction so as to supplement products with as many products as the number of sorted and separated defective products.

The present invention relates to a sorting and suppling apparatus for a plurality of packaging products, wherein the supply apparatus includes a defect sorting unit which transfers products in a non-defective product transfer direction or a defective product transfer direction and supplies the non-defective products to a shortage supplement unit, and a shortage supplement unit which is formed on a front side of the defect sorting unit and drives a driving motor to move the plurality of packaging products, which are on a supplement conveyor, in a supplement direction so as to supplement products with as many products as the number of sorted and separated defective products.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in monitor power levels at a shopping facility, comprising: central control system separate and distinct from a plurality of self-propelled motorized transport units, wherein the central control system comprises: a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive communications from the plurality of motorized transport units; a control circuit coupled with the transceiver; and a memory coupled to the control circuit and storing computer instructions that cause the control circuit to: identify available stored power levels at each of the plurality of motorized transport units; identify an available recharge station, of a plurality of recharge stations distributed throughout the shopping facility, at least relative to a location of the first motorized transport unit intended to be subjected to recharging; and wirelessly communicate one or more instructions to cause the first motorized transport unit to cooperate with an available recharge station.