Granted Patent B2

US 12,441,541 · App. 17/965,420 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Inventors: Ryan O'Hern (Reading, MA); Joseph Romano (Arlington, MA); Craig Hattabaugh (Wellesley, MA); John Richard Amend, Jr. (Arlington, MA); Jacob Torrey (Tyngsboro, MA); Jeffrey Kittredge (Lexington, MA); Sara Laprade (Boston, MA); Sarah Myers (Boston, MA); Joshua Best (Raleigh, NC); Christopher Buck (Stow, MA); Thomas Allen (Reading, MA)

Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.

B65G1/127B65G1/06B65G2814/027

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. An object processing system comprising:

an object induction station at which objects are provided for processing, said object induction station including at least one perception unit for providing perception data regarding an object of said objects; and

an object sortation system comprising a two dimensional gantry carrier for receiving the objects from the object induction station, and for urging the object of said objects into a first end of one of a plurality of chute locations using the perception data, each of the plurality of chute locations including a first end that is accessible by the two dimensional gantry carrier and a second end that is accessible by a mobile destination container assembly of a plurality of mobile destination containers.

2. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers are provided as a vertical array of containers.

3. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers are formed of a flexible material.

4. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers include chutes on a wheeled structure.

5. The object processing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the chutes lead to bins.

6. The object processing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the chutes lead to mobile programmable motion devices.

7. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each mobile destination container assembly has objects in mobile destination containers that are assigned to an aisle of a destination site.

8. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each mobile destination container assembly is sized to occupy a width of a trailer of a tractor trailer.

9. The object processing system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the mobile destination container assembly is collapsible.

10. The object processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein presence of the mobile destination container assembly adjacent the object sortation system causes doors associated with each of the plurality of chute locations of the object processing system to open.

11. An object processing system comprising:

an object induction station at which objects are provided for processing at a processing station, said object induction station including at least one perception unit for providing perception data regarding an object;

an object sortation system comprising a two dimensional gantry carrier for receiving objects from the object induction station, and for providing objects to one of a plurality of chute locations; and

a mobile destination location assembly for positioning adjacent the sortation system, each of which includes a mobile destination container assembly of a plurality of mobile destination containers for receiving objects from the plurality of chute locations.

12. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers are provided as a vertical array of containers.

13. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers are formed of a flexible material.

14. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of mobile destination containers include chutes on a wheeled structure.

15. The object processing system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the chutes lead to bins.

16. The object processing system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the chutes lead to mobile programmable motion devices.

17. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each mobile destination container assembly has objects in mobile destination containers that are assigned to an aisle of a destination site.

18. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each mobile destination container assembly is sized to occupy a width of a trailer of a tractor trailer.

19. The object processing system as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the mobile destination container assembly is collapsible.

20. The object processing system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein presence of the mobile destination container assembly adjacent the processing system causes doors associated with each chute location of the processing system to open.

21. A method of processing objects comprising:

providing objects for processing at an object induction station, said object induction station including at least one perception unit for providing perception data regarding each of said objects;

receiving the objects from the object induction station at an object processing station comprising a two dimensional gantry carrier;

providing the objects to one of a plurality of chute locations; and

positioning a mobile destination location assembly adjacent the object processing station, each of which includes a mobile destination container of a plurality of mobile destination containers for receiving the objects from the plurality of chute locations.

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