Patent ID: 9202507
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B65G,G11B

Abstract:
1. A robot vehicle comprising: a chassis, the chassis having a gripper assembly, wherein the gripper assembly is coupled to the chassis; a control unit, the control unit configured to communicate with one or more tape library shelves, wherein the one or more tape library shelves are external to the robot vehicle; at least one moving device coupled to the bottom of the chassis, the at least one moving device being operatively connected to the control unit to move the entirety of the chassis in at least two directions according to instructions received from the control unit; at least one tape drive module coupled to the chassis; at least one computer coupled to the chassis, wherein the at least one computer is operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module to read tape cartridge data from one or more tape cartridges inserted into the at least one tape drive module, and wherein the one or more tape cartridges are stored in a tape library shelf external to the robot vehicle; and a communication device operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer tape cartridge data from the at least one tape drive module directly to one or more hosts.