Patent ID: 6564120
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
A storage system comprising:an enclosure having a plurality of vertical walls connected to one another via a floor surface; a rectangular grid array of first storage receptacles disposed along at least one of said walls; second storage receptacles disposed inside said enclosure and spaced from said walls; a first track section extending along said one of said walls, parallel thereto; a second track section extending to said second storage receptacles; a robot mechanism movable along said first track section, said robot mechanism having a robotic arm for accessing at least said first storage receptacles; a heat exchanger operatively coupled to said first storage receptacles for maintaining contents thereof in a range of temperatures below a preselected low temperature; and a computer operatively connected to said robot mechanism for controlling movement and access operations thereof and for registering the contents of said storage receptacles.