An apparatus for installing and removing glass panels and methods of using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a base portion, a back support structure secured to the base portion, and a glass adjustment system moveably coupled to the back support structure. Methods for using the apparatus to install and remove glass panels from, for example, ice rink boards, are also disclosed.

A device for picking up and depositing loads including at least one supporting body, at least one carrying body and at least one pickup body configured for picking up and depositing at least one load, wherein the pickup body is movable between a first position in which the pickup body at least mainly extends in or along the carrying body and a second position in which the pickup body at least mainly extends outside or away from the carrying body.

A device for lifting and transporting sheet material includes a base portion; wheels on which the base portion is supported; a mast that extends upwardly from the base portion; a boom that extends from a first end outwardly from the mast to a second end; a supporting head that is configured to support sheet material; and a pivot coupling at the second end of the boom. The pivot coupling is arranged to couple the supporting head to the boom, and enable the supporting head to be rotated about a pivot axis between a first position in which sheet material supported by the supporting head is in a generally transverse orientation relative to the boom, and a second position in which the angle between sheet material supported by the supporting head and the boom is reduced.

Aspects of the present application relate to an order fulfillment system that may include one or more product induction regions. A given product induction region may include a plurality of product storage apparatuses, each holding a plurality of products, and a product transfer apparatus operable to transfer a product, among the plurality of products, into a shipping container. The order fulfillment system may include autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). An AMR may move to a shipping container delivery system to receive a shipping container and then move the shipping container to the product transfer apparatus to receive the product. The AMR may then move to a further location for further processing of the shipping container. The order fulfillment system may be combined with a production system. The product storage apparatuses may be universal crates, which may be returned to production system when empty to be refilled with products.

This application provides a robot and a warehousing system. The robot is configured to take or place a goods container which includes a robot body and a fork apparatus. The fork apparatus is arranged on the robot body which includes a telescopic mechanism and a goods retrieval mechanism. The telescopic mechanism includes a base plate and a transmission assembly. The goods retrieval mechanism is connected to the transmission assembly to move along a length direction of the base plate under the drive of the transmission assembly. The goods retrieval mechanism includes a rotating unit, a connecting base, and a goods retrieval unit. The goods retrieval unit is arranged on the connecting base. The rotating unit is configured to drive the connecting base to rotate relative to the telescopic mechanism, so that the goods retrieval unit can take or place the goods container in a different direction of the fork apparatus.

An object is to enhance conveyance performance of a hand that places an article on a base with a hand and conveys the article. A hand includes: a base; a first holder that is supported to be movable in a predetermined first direction with respect to the base and holds an article; a second holder that is aligned with the first holder in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, is supported to be movable in the first direction with respect to the base, and holds the article; a first driver that moves the first holder and the second holder in the first direction; and an adjustor that adjusts a position of one of the first holder and the second holder in the first direction independently of the other.

A transfer device, a transfer robot and a warehousing system. The transfer device includes: a base plate (800), a mounting plate (100), and a retractable mechanism (200), a fixing plate (300), a suction cup (310), a drive assembly (500), and a support assembly (900). The mounting plate (100) is disposed on the base plate (800). The retractable mechanism (200) is disposed on the mounting plate (100) and is retractable in the first direction. The fixing plate (300) is disposed on a side of the retractable mechanism (200) away from the installation plate (100). The suction cup (310) is disposed on the fixing plate (300). The drive assembly (500) is disposed on the base plate (800) and is connected to the retractable mechanism (200). The support assembly (900) is disposed on the base plate (800) to support a bin (810) suctioned by the suction cup (310). By means of cooperation of the drive assembly (500), the retractable mechanism (200), and the suction cup (310), the bin (810) can be transferred by suctioning a side of the bin (810). Therefore, when the bin (810) is placed, it is not necessary to reserve a gap used for clamping the bin (810), and only a certain interval is required between adjacent bins (810). In this way, storage density of the bins (810) in the warehouse is increased, and a storage capacity per unit area is increased, thereby effectively improving space utilization of warehouse.