Patent ID: 11866255
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of moving objects to be processed, said method comprising:
receiving an object by an automated carrier, said automated carrier being provided as one of a plurality of automated carriers on a discontinuous track system;
receiving commands at each of the plurality of automated carriers to move the plurality of automated carriers a plurality of respective limited distances that are each short of any final destination for each automated carrier; and
moving the plurality of automated carriers in accordance with their respective commands, wherein the moving of each automated carrier includes leaving an associated first track element of the discontinuous track system and approaching an associated second track element of the discontinuous track system, and wherein the associated first track element and the associated second track element are not contiguous.