Patent ID: 11893535
Assignee: STAPLES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
dispatch a storage fetching automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a drive unit adapted to provide motive force to the storage fetching AGV, a guidance system adapted to locate the storage fetching AGV in an operating environment, and an item holder adapted to hold a plurality of storage units, the storage fetching AGV adapted to autonomously retrieve the plurality of storage units from a storage area and transport the plurality of storage units to a first end point;

determine a first item and a second item in a one or more orders;
determine a first storage unit holding a first plurality of items, the first storage unit being selected based on the first plurality of items including a quantity of the first item in the one or more orders;
determine a second storage unit holding a second plurality of items, the second storage unit being selected based on the second plurality of items including a quantity of the second item in the one or more orders;
autonomously navigate the storage fetching AGV to one or more locations of the plurality of storage units in the storage area, the plurality of storage units at the one or more locations including the first storage unit at a first location and the second item at a second location;
autonomously retrieve, by the storage fetching AGV, the plurality of storage units from the storage area including the first storage unit and the second storage unit, the item holder holding the first storage unit during navigation from the first location to the second location in the storage area; and
autonomously navigate the storage fetching AGV from the one or more locations of the plurality of storage units in the storage area to the first end point.