Patent ID: 9563197
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G05B,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method for retrieval of multiple product items from a robotic inventory dispensary using a robot, the method comprising: controlling the robot to perform operations including: receiving, by a computerized controller of a processing system through a user interface, a request to dispense multiple product items from the robotic inventory dispensary that fulfill a specification; determining, using a database system in computer-accessible storage, by the controller: extracting, by the robot, bins associated with the product items from the respective locations of bins in the robotic inventory dispensary; transferring, by the robot, the bins associated with the product items to the bin-holding receptacle; and dispensing the product items with the robot at a dispensing location, the product items obtained from the bins transferred to the bin-holding receptacle.