A swing arm changes a position of a placement surface of a placement body between a horizontal position and a tilted position by swinging between a reference position at which the swing arm extends along an opposing surface facing a lower surface of the placement body and a standing position at which the swing arm is tilted relative to the opposing surface. The opposing surface is provided with a guide member configured to guide swinging movement of the swing arm, and the guide member is configured to support the swing arm by sandwiching the swing arm from both sides in an axial direction within a prescribed guide range including the reference position in a total swing range of the swing arm.

A semi-autonomous processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The semi-autonomous processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects to a presentation area, a perception system including perception units that are directed toward a detection area for providing perception data regarding an object in the presentation area, at least two transport systems, each of which is adapted to receive the object and move the object in either of reciprocal directions, and a manual workstation area between the perception area the at least two transport systems.

A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of an object associated with an input conveyance system, and an acquisition system for acquiring the object from a plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing location. The identified processing location being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location being provided as one of a plurality of processing locations. The processing system also includes a delivery system for receiving the object in a carrier and for delivering the object toward the identified processing location.

A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.

A dynamic movement analytics system is disclosed that includes a programmable motion device including an end-effector, and a perception transfer system for receiving an object from the end-effector and for moving the object toward a distribution conveyance system moving in a first direction at a first speed. The perception transfer system includes at least one perception system for providing perception data regarding any of weight, shape, pose authority, position authority or identity information regarding the object and for moving the object along the first direction at the first speed for transferring the object to the distribution conveyance system.

An inclination compensating device for a carriage of a conveyor device for the horizontal transport of conveyed material, wherein a drive element is driven via the pivot drive, which drive element is fastened to an end of a pivot lever extending away from the inclination compensating element, which end is opposite the inclination compensating element, and which drive element has a drive axis arranged parallel or perpendicular to the pivot axis, wherein the drive element rolls on at least one guide, in particular extending equidistantly to the pivot axis, in particular in a force-locking or form-locking manner, which guide is mounted or formed on the holding frame.

A conveying unit that includes a base body, a conveying member with a rest element forming a rest surface and receiving a conveyed object, an inclining body that is connected to the conveying member, and an inclining mechanism for inclining the inclining body and, with this body, also the rest surface, with respect to the base body towards a delivery side for the purpose of delivering the conveyed object. The conveying member includes an encompassing frame that at least partly encompasses the rest surface of the rest element for the object to be conveyed and can therefore secure the conveyed object against sliding away from the rest surface, and the encompassing frame can be lifted to above the rest surface or be lowered to below the rest surface via control elements on the conveying unit, on inclining the inclining body to the delivery side.

A producing conveying system may include a conveying assembly having a continuous drive chain for driving the conveyance of produce along a plurality of fingers engaged with the drive chain. A conveying assembly may include a pair of augers, with a first auger extending across a first set of fingers and with a second auger extending across a second set of fingers. Each of the augers may rotate produce as the produce is conveyed, with the rotational axis being parallel to the direction of conveyance. A conveying assembly can also include a finger retention track for retaining a retention tab of a finger therein during produce conveyance. At an unloading portion of the conveying assembly, an ejection cam disposed within openings in the finger retention track may be actuated to allow the release of the retention tab and subsequent ejection of produce.

A distribution system is disclosed for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to one of a plurality of adjacent receiving stations via a receiving chute, wherein each receiving station is lower than the conveyor.

A method of processing objects is disclosed using a programmable motion device. The method includes the steps of acquiring an object from a plurality of mixed objects at an input area, perceiving identifying indicia in connection with the object, assigning an intermediate station to a destination location for the object responsive to the identifying indicia in connection with the object, and moving the acquired object toward the intermediate station.