CPC B65G 1/02 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B65G 65/005 (2013.01); B65G 2209/04 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. An object processing system comprising:
a plurality of processing bins, at least some of which contain objects to be processed;
a plurality of automated mobile carts, each of which is adapted to receive and transport any of the plurality of processing bins within an automated mobile cart transport area;
a plurality of shelves within the automated mobile cart transport area and onto which any of the plurality of processing bins may be placed or removed by the plurality of automated mobile carts, each of the plurality of automated mobile carts being adapted to place any of the plurality of processing bins onto a placement designated shelf of the plurality of shelves, and being adapted to retrieve any of the plurality of processing bins from a retrieval designated shelf of the plurality of shelves;
a first bin processing area within the automated mobile cart transport area at which a first automated mobile cart of the plurality of automated mobile carts may be provided that includes a first processing bin thereon;
a second bin processing area within the automated mobile cart transport area at which a second automated mobile cart of the plurality of automated mobile carts may be provided that includes a second processing bin thereon; and
a programmable mobile device proximate the first bin processing area and the second bin processing area, said programmable mobile device including an end-effector for grasping a selected object from the first processing bin and for moving the selected object to the second processing bin.
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