Aron K Insinga

US Patent:

20110153063, Jun 23, 2011

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/766492

Inventors:

Peter R. Wurman - Acton MA, US
Michael Barbehenn - Bedford MA, US
Aron Klair Insinga - Nashua NH, US
Eric Leventhal Arthen - Worthington MA, US

Assignee:

Kiva Systems, Inc. - Woburn MA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
B65G 49/00

US Classification:

700218, 700228

Abstract:

A method for processing waste in a material handling system includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location and, in response to detecting the trigger event, moving a mobile drive unit to the first location. The method also includes loading waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location and transporting the waste material to a waste station using the mobile drive unit.

US Patent:

20190155296, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Nov 22, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/821669

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Bradley Powers - Lowell MA, US
Michael Sussman - Winchester MA, US
Aron K. Insinga - Nashua NH, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/02
H02J 7/00
B60L 11/18

Abstract:

A method, system, and wheeled base for navigating a robot for docking with a charger docking station. The robot receives an initial pose associated with a robot charger docking station and a mating pose associated with the robot charger docking station. The robot first navigates from a location to an initial pose using scan matching to a first map. The robot performs a second navigation from the initial pose to the mating pose using scan matching to a second map, thereby causing an electrical charging port of the robot to mate with an electrical charging assembly of the robot charger docking station. Localization during charger docking may use a higher resolution map than when navigating to the docking station. Localizing against the robot charger docking station may be performed on a higher resolution map of the docking station alone.

US Patent:

20190092183, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 22, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/712441

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Aron Klair Insinga - Nashua NH, US

International Classification:

B60L 11/18
G05D 1/02
G05D 1/00

Abstract:

An electrical charging station for charging an autonomous robot having a battery. The charging station includes a first charging member configured to receive a second charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station. There is a communications device configured to receive from the autonomous robot an identifier indicative of a type of battery on the autonomous robot. There is a power supply, electrically connected to the first charging member, configured to charge the autonomous robot according to a charging profile. The charging profile is selected based at least in part on the identifier received from the autonomous robot.

US Patent:

20190092184, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 22, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/712516

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Aron Klair Insinga - Nashua NH, US

International Classification:

B60L 11/18
G05D 1/02
G05D 1/00

Abstract:

An electrical charging system for charging an autonomous robot powered by a re-chargeable battery and having a first charging member. The charging station includes a second charging member configured to receive the first charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging the re-chargeable battery. There is a power supply configured to charge the re-chargeable battery of the robot and a sensor configured to measure an amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot. There is a processor configured to determine from the amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot measured by the sensor, a state of charge (SOC) of the autonomous robot. There is also a communications device configured to transmit to the robot the SOC of the robot while docked at the charging station.