Title:
SORTING SYSTEM AND ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/012687
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A sorting system and a robot. The sorting system (100) comprises a control server (110), and a plurality of robots (120) and a plurality of delivery ports (130) deployed in a delivery area; the control server (110) is configured to plan a delivery path for a robot (120) delivering an item to be delivered at least according to path direction information of the item to be delivered; the positions of at least some delivery ports (130) among the plurality of delivery ports (130) are on the delivery path; the robot (120) is configured to travel towards a target delivery port (130) according to the delivery path, and when the robot travels to the target delivery port (130) and the target delivery port (130) is located below a delivery mechanism of the robot (120), control the delivery mechanism to deliver the item to be delivered vertically downwards to the target delivery port (130); or the robot (120) is configured to travel towards a delivery port adjacent to the target delivery port (130) according to the delivery path, and when the robot travels to the adjacent delivery port, control the delivery mechanism of the robot (120) to deliver the item to be delivered to the target delivery port (130). The configurations enable a traveling path of a robot to be more flexible and improve the overall performance and efficiency of the sorting system.
Inventors:
LIU KAI (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2020/078975
Publication Date:
January 28, 2021
Filing Date:
March 12, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BEIJING GEEKPLUS TECH CO LTD (CN)
International Classes:
B07C3/00; B07C3/02; B62D57/028
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BEIJING YZH IP FIRM (CN)
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