Patent ID: 11922368
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus within a fulfillment center, comprising:
a conveyor system, wherein the conveyor system is configured to transport physical objects along at least a first fulfillment path;
a first computer system, wherein the first computer system manages distribution of physical objects along one or more fulfillment paths within the fulfillment center that includes the first fulfillment path and a second fulfillment path;
a plurality of robotic systems, an individual a robotic system of the plurality of robotic systems comprising a robotic arm and being configured to receive the physical objects along the one or more fulfillment paths and manipulate the physical objects utilizing the robotic arm; and
a central computer system, wherein the central computer system is configured to transmit instructions associated with distributing the physical objects to the first computer system or associated with manipulating the physical objects to the plurality of robotic system, and the central computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, from a first robotic system of the plurality of robotic systems, first data indicating that a first machine learning model of the first robotic system is incapable to classify a physical object according to at least one of a set of predetermined classifications, the physical object conveyed by the first computer system to the first robotic system via the conveyor system along the first fulfillment path and detected by a sensor of the first robotic system, the first data generated based at least in part on the first machine learning model generating a score that represents a level of confidence in a particular classification of the physical object and comparing the score to a particular threshold value;
instruct the first computer system to transport, via the conveyor system, the physical object along the second fulfilment path to a second robotic system of the plurality of robotic systems based at least in part on the first data indicating that the first machine learning model of the first robotic system is incapable of classifying the physical object;
receive, from the first robotic system, second data corresponding to one or more attributes associated with the physical object, the second data obtained based at least in part on the sensor of the first robotic system, the one or more attributes including a volume of the physical object, a structure of the physical object, and a fragility of the physical object;
determine, by a second machine learning model, a cluster of physical objects that includes an identifier of the physical object, wherein the identifier of the physical object is included in the cluster based at least in part on: (I) the first data, and (II) a common attribute with other physical objects of the cluster; and
transmit data to the first computer system, wherein the data instructs the first computer system to transport subsequent physical objects that are determined to have the common attribute along the second fulfillment path from the first fulfillment path.