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.

Provided is a crane device with a plurality of crane robots within a limited space to improve the transport efficiency of a container. The crane device comprises: a first crane robot; and a second crane robot, wherein the first crane robot comprises: a first column configured to be movable in a first direction and extend in a second direction; a first arm unit configured to be movable along the first column; and a first drive unit installed in an upper part of the first column and configured to move the first column in the first direction, and the second crane robot comprises: a second column configured to be movable in the first direction and extend in the second direction and spaced apart from the first column; a second arm unit configured to be movable along the second column; and a second drive unit installed in a lower part of the second column and configured to move the second column in the first direction. When the first column and the second column are disposed in parallel in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, the first arm unit at least partially overlaps with the second arm unit in the second direction.

According to one embodiment, a handling system includes a first mobile robot, a first transfer robot, and a picking robot. The first mobile robot transports a first container out of a loading location of the first container. An article is stored in the first container. The first transfer robot transfers the first container from one of the first mobile robot or a first loading platform to the other of the first mobile robot or the first loading platform. The picking robot moves the article from the first container placed on the first loading platform to a second container placed on a second loading platform.

A device for storing cylindrical material according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rack shelf including one or more racks in which a circular axis is stored, a rack master including a first rack master fork configured to collect a first circular axis in which an article stored in a target rack is not mounted, and a second rack master fork configured to transport a second circular axis in which the article is mounted in the target rack from which the first circular axis is collected, a turn skid configured to collect the first circular axis collected from the first rack master fork; and an input/output port configure to mount the article in the first circular axis collected from the turn skid.

An article transport apparatus includes a travel carriage, a mast, a lift, and a transfer machine. The transfer machine includes a holder and a movement mechanism. The movement mechanism is configured to transfer an article between the holder and a storage rack. The article transport apparatus further includes a receiver supported by the lift and configured to receive liquid that has dripped from the article, a collector configured to collect the liquid received by the receiver, and a liquid detector configured to detect the amount of liquid collected in the collector. The receiver is disposed to cover, from below, the entire bottom surface of the article located at a holding position. The collector is connected to the receiver. The receiver includes a receiving surface that faces upward and that is entirely inclined to extend gradually downward toward the collector.

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.

An article transport vehicle includes: a transfer device (24) that transfers an article (W) to a housing rack (1) by moving, along a protruding/retracting direction (A), a contact portion (46) that comes into contact with an article (W); a pair of first guide portions (28) that are located on opposite sides in a width direction (B) relative to an article (W) being transferred by the transfer device (24) and guide the article (W) in the protruding/retracting direction (A); a guide driving device (29) that changes a distance (D) between the two first guide portions (28) in the width direction (B); and a control unit (H) that controls the guide driving device (29).

An article storage facility includes: storage compartments, each including a first storage spot configured to store a first article; and a second storage spot configured to store the first article; a first transportation mechanism including a first support configured to support and transport the first article, the first transportation mechanism being configured to transport the first article between: each one of the first and the second storage spots; and a first support spot where the first article is supported by the first support; a second transportation mechanism including a second support configured to support and transport the first article, the second transportation mechanism being configured to transport the first article between: each one of the first and the second storage spots; and a second support spot where the first article is supported by the second support; and a controller configured to control transportation of the first article.

The embodiments of this application provide a goods box take-out mechanism, device, and method, and a transport robot, belong to the field of transport robot technologies, and are intended to resolve the problem of wasting part of storage space of the warehouse when the current transport robots are used to carry goods boxes. The goods box take-out device includes a take-out assembly that is connected to a front surface of a to-be-transferred goods box and that can take out the goods box from a warehousing shelving unit. Since the take-out assembly is connected to the front surface of the to-be-transferred goods box, there is no need to reserve space below, above, or on left and right sides of the goods box for insertion and movement of the take-out assembly. Therefore, the storage space of the warehouse is fully utilized, and the storage density of the warehouse is improved.

A system may include a vehicle for delivering items and a moveable track that cooperates with the vehicle. The moveable track may cooperate with a storage system having storage locations for storing items. The vehicle may drive into the moveable track and lift the track using a vertical drive mechanism. The vehicle may include a horizontal drive system operable to drive the vehicle horizontally along the ground to carry the moveable track to a position adjacent the storage location. The vehicle may operate the vertical drive system to drop the moveable track adjacent the storage system. Additionally, the vehicle may operate the vertical drive to drive up the moveable track to an elevated position adjacent one of the storage locations in the storage system. The vehicle may include a transfer mechanism for transferring items between the vehicle and the storage location while the vehicle is in the elevated position.