Patent ID: 11865707
Assignee: NIMBLE ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A mobile manipulator robot for picking inventory items, comprising:
a body;
a wheel assembly including a plurality of wheels and an actuator, the wheel assembly configured to move the body along a first set of parallel rails and a second set of parallel rails arranged perpendicular to the first set of parallel rails;
an interface configured to send processor readable data to a remote processor and receive processor executable instructions from the remote processor;
an imaging device to capture images of the inventory items;
a picking manipulator coupled to the body, the picking manipulator having at least three degrees of freedom;
a first gripping tool moveable by the picking manipulator for grasping the inventory items; and
a container retrieval device including a hoist provided with a securement device, the hoist having a top surface, a bottom surface, three lateral sides, an open lateral side, and an aperture extending through the top surface and the bottom surface such that the hoist is extendable in a vertical direction relative to the body and arranged to be lowered at least partially around at least one first container before the securement device engages a second container located underneath the at least one first container to lift the second container and the at least one first container in a single lift.