Reducing the time necessary for transferring a package from a shelf to a cart, when unloading an package, a conveyance controller of a moving cart performs control including: measuring width of the unloading package using first or second package detection sensors disposed on a front side of the moving cart in traveling direction when performing an unloading travel to a position corresponding to a placed position of the unloading package on a shelf; moving a second arm based on a measurement result of the width of the unloading package to adjust arm distance between a first and the second arm to distance larger than the width of the unloading package by a predetermined amount, and pulling in the unloading package after the moving cart reaches the position corresponding to the placed position of the unloading package, by extending and retracting the first and second arms while keeping adjusted arm distance.

A traveling vehicle system (10) is configured such that, in a shared area (12B), a first detectable part (35A, 35B) is disposed at a position detectable by a first detector (85A, 85B) and a second detectable part (36A, 36B) is disposed at a position undetectable by the first detector (85A, 85B) when a first traveling vehicle (7A) is located in a first position (P1), and the second detectable part (36A, 36B) is disposed at a position detectable by a second detector (87A, 87B) and the first detectable part (35A, 35B) is disposed at a position undetectable by the second detector (87A, 87B) when a second traveling vehicle (7B) is located in a second position (P2).

A block storage arrangement that includes a plurality of container stacking spaces, a loading space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and at least one loading vehicle which is movable in the loading space and has a lifting arrangement, with which containers can be loaded from below into a container stacking space and can be removed from below from the container stacking space. It would be desirable to enable a high productivity of the block storage arrangement. For this purpose, the lifting arrangement includes at least two lifting units that can be actuated independently of one another.

A system and method for controlling movement of transporting devices arranged to transport containers, the containers being stored in stacks arranged in a facility. A facility having pathways arranged in a grid-like structure above stacks, the transporting devices being configured to operate on the grid-like structure. A control unit configured to determine at least one task to be performed by at least one transporting device, wherein the at least one task is determined based on at least one of: transporting device battery condition, transporting device damage, transporting device maintenance issues, and transporting device service issues.

A system and method for controlling movement of transporting devices arranged to transport containers, the containers being stored in stacks arranged in a facility. A facility having pathways arranged in a grid-like structure above stacks, the transporting devices being configured to operate on the grid-like structure. A control unit configured to determine at least one task to be performed by at least one transporting device, wherein the at least one task is determined based on at least one of: transporting device battery condition, transporting device damage, transporting device maintenance issues, and transporting device service issues.

This application provides a robot, a goods transferring method, a server, and a warehousing system The robot in this embodiment includes: a movable base, a robot shelving unit, a lifting device, and an object transferring device, where the robot shelving unit is mounted on the movable base; the movable base is configured to move to a first target object position included in a first transferring task and move to a second target object position included in a second transferring task, where one of the first transferring task and the second transferring task is a goods taking task, and the other one is a returning task; and the lifting device and the object transferring device are mounted on the robot shelving unit, and the robot is configured to perform the second carrying task during performance of the first carrying task. Therefore, a transferring policy may be flexibly set, and goods are returned while goods are taken during goods transferring, to effectively improve the goods transferring efficiency.

This application provides a transfer device, a robot, a sorting system, and sorting methods. The transfer device is applied to equipment on which multiple logistics crates are placed in a first direction. There are at least two transfer devices provided in the first direction of the equipment. The transfer device includes a supporting base and a first transmission assembly. The first transmission assembly is located on the supporting base. The first transmission assembly transports a logistics crate. The transfer device provided in this application can improve the work efficiency of the equipment.

The application relates to a carrying robot including a fork. The fork includes a telescopic arm and a temporary storage tray. The telescopic arm includes a fixed arm and a movable arm connected to the fixed arm. The movable arm is telescopically movable relative to the fixed arm. The temporary storage tray is mounted to the fixed arm and is configured to temporarily store goods. The temporary storage tray is able to extend relative to the fixed arm. An extending direction of the temporary storage tray is consistent with an extending direction of the movable arm. When the fork pulls in or pushes out the goods, containers can be stably transferred between a stationary rack and the temporary storage tray.

A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.

A temporary storage shelf board, a goods shelf, a control method, an apparatus and a system are provided. The temporary storage shelf board is used for providing multiple temporary storage positions. The temporary storage shelf board is provided with fork pockets, and the fork pockets is used for cooperating with a fork arm of a first robot. A goods storage and retrieval channel of the first robot is formed below the temporary storage shelf board, and when goods are stored and retrieved, the first robot is located at the goods storage and retrieval channel, and the fork pockets cooperate with the fork arm on the first robot to store and retrieve the goods. Thus, the efficiency of goods storage and retrieval can be improved.