A storage apparatus, and a transporting device and a transporting method for a Front Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) are provided. The storage apparatus includes: at least two carrying bins configured to carry the FOUP; and a rotating component. The at least two carrying bins are connected to the rotating component at different positions of the rotating component. The rotating component is configured to change positions of the at least two carrying bins through rotation of the rotating component.

An automated storage and retrieval system includes a framework structure constructed of a plurality of upright members connected by horizontal members to define a storage grid of storage columns, within which storage columns may be stacked a plurality of storage containers. The framework structure has a rail system arranged at the upper level of the framework structure, with parallel rails in a first direction and parallel rails in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, upon which rails a plurality of wheeled container handling vehicles travel. The container handling vehicles are equipped with a gripping and lifting device for removing storage containers from the storage columns and replacing the storage containers in the storage columns. The upright members of the framework structure have corner sections directed towards an interior of a particular storage column. The corner sections include two vertically elongated, perpendicular corner guiding plates. The corner guiding plates of the upright members are proximate to a storage column forming a guide for corners of the storage containers stored in that storage column A bracing system includes a plurality of plate members mounted between adjacent upright members. The bracing plate members include a plate segment removably mounted between two retaining profiles. Each retaining profile has a shape adapted to engage an upright member. The retaining profiles of the plate members have a box shape adapted to be securely inserted between and essentially occupy the space between the corner guiding plates of two adjacent corner sections of an upright member. A plate segment of plate member is arranged to be connected to a flange of the inserted retaining profiles. The bracing plate members are arranged to provide structural support stability for the framework structure. The guiding plates have inwardly projecting ribs that engage corresponding grooves of the retaining profiles by snap fit.

A storage system includes a storage device and a transfer device. The storage device includes a guide bar, a plurality of upper shelves connected to the guide bar, the plurality of upper shelves storing a material to be transferred, a plurality of lower shelves disposed under the plurality of upper shelves, the plurality of lower shelves storing the material, a plurality of guides connected to the plurality of upper shelves, and a shelf returning device connected to a selected upper shelf from among the plurality of upper shelves. The transfer device includes a body, a drive module attached to the body, the drive module moving the transfer device to be adjacent to the storage device, a handling module attached to the body, the handling module handling the material, and a shelf moving module attached to the body or the handling module, the shelf moving module contacting a selected guide from among the plurality of guides.

An automated storage and retrieval facility includes a container dispenser which transfers one or more containers into a tote. Once loaded into a tote, the one or more containers may receive goods to fulfill an order. Once filled with goods, the containers may be accessed by customers for transport away from the facility. The container dispenser may include a table configured to move over an opening of a tote to dispense more than one container at different positions within the tote. The container dispenser may be integrated within a storage area of the automated storage and retrieval facility. Alternatively, the container dispenser may be part of workstation positioned away from the storage area.

An autonomous guided vehicle includes a frame, a drive section, a payload handler, a sensor system, and a supplemental sensor system. The sensor system has electro-magnetic sensors, each responsive to interaction or interface of a sensor emitted or generated electro-magnetic beam or field with a physical characteristic, the electro-magnetic beam or field being disturbed by interaction or interface with the physical characteristic, and which disturbance is detected by and effects sensing of the physical characteristic. The sensor system generates sensor data embodying at least one of a vehicle navigation pose or location information and payload pose or location information. The supplemental sensor system supplements the sensor system, and is, at least in part, a vision system with cameras disposed to capture image data informing the at least one of a vehicle navigation pose or location and payload pose or location supplement to the information of the sensor system.

An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of track sections, and a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement along at least portions of the plurality of track sections, wherein each of the remotely controllable carriers is adapted to support and transport an object processing bin.

An online shopping concierge system identifies a set of delivery orders and a set of delivery agents associated with a location. The system allocates the orders among the agents, each agent being allocated at least one order. The system obtains agent progress data describing travel progress of the agents to the location, and order preparation progress data describing progress of preparing the orders for delivery. The system periodically updates the allocation of the orders among the agents based on the agent progress data and the order preparation progress data. This involves re-allocating at least one order to a different delivery agent. When a first agent arrives at the location, the system assigns to the first agent the orders allocated to the first agent. The system then removes the first agent from the set of available delivery agents, and removes the assigned delivery orders from the set of delivery orders.

A transportation system for semiconductor module base plates includes a plurality of spacer elements. Each spacer element includes a distance holding element, a first pin on a first side of the distance holding element, and a second pin on a second side of the distance holding element. Each spacer element is configured to be arranged between two of a plurality of semiconductor module base plates. Each of the first pin and the second pin is configured to engage with a corresponding counterpart of one of the semiconductor module base plates when the corresponding spacer element is arranged between two of the semiconductor module base plates.

A transportation system for semiconductor module base plates includes a plurality of spacer elements. Each spacer element includes a distance holding element, a first pin on a first side of the distance holding element, and a second pin on a second side of the distance holding element. Each spacer element is configured to be arranged between two of a plurality of semiconductor module base plates. Each of the first pin and the second pin is configured to engage with a corresponding counterpart of one of the semiconductor module base plates when the corresponding spacer element is arranged between two of the semiconductor module base plates.

The present invention appropriately evaluates the quality of communications, and optimizes the allocation of conveyance instructions by a control device. The control device (10) is provided with: a communication quality determination unit (12) that determines the quality of wireless communications on the basis of a communication state of a telegram from a conveyance robot (20); and an instruction state determination unit (13) that determines, according to the quality of the wireless communications, an instruction state pertaining to whether to transmit an instruction for controlling the conveyance robot.