Patent ID: 11891247
Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. The system according to claim 11, comprising:
a storage system including:
a first set of parallel rails or tracks extending in an X-direction, and a second set of parallel rails or tracks extending in a Y-direction transverse to the first set in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid pattern including a plurality of grid spaces;
a plurality of stacks of containers located beneath the rails, and arranged such that each stack is located within a footprint of a single grid space;
at least one transporting device, the at least one transporting device being configured and arranged to selectively move laterally in the X and Y directions, above the stacks on the rails and arranged to transport a container; and
a picking station arranged to receive a container transported by the at least one transporting device.