Patent ID: 11919155
Assignee: TRACTONOMY ROBOTICS BV
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous mobile robot (AMR) system for docking with a wheeled cart; the wheeled cart being provided with a coupling structure comprising:
a frame hitch;
at least two elongated grips, which are disposed equidistant from a center of the frame hitch; and, the AMR comprising:
a robot body comprising at least one optical unit, a driving system configured for moving said robot body, and a mobile drive unit configured for automated navigation of said robot body;
a cart coupling system comprising at least two robot arms extending from said robot body, each robot arm comprising at least one gripper hand configured for gripping of at least one gripping element;, wherein each gripper hand comprises
at least two pivotable grippers, which are arranged to pivot between an open and a closed position of said gripper hand;
a gripper bias for biasing said grippers towards the open position of said gripper hand;
a moveably arranged latch, which is arranged to lock said grippers in the closed position of said gripper hand; and,
a latch bias for biasing said latch towards said grippers.