Sarah M Elliott

US Patent:

20220242667, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Feb 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/590666

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
David Dymesich - New York NY, US
Uwe Meister - El Dorado CA, US
Mason Cole - Lambertville MI, US
Lonai Anthraper - San Jose CA, US
Sarah Elliott - San Jose CA, US
Louis Abastas - San Jose CA, US
Robert Lang - San Jose CA, US
Melonee Wise - San Jose CA, US
Stefan Nusser - Palo Alto CA, US
David Robson - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137

Abstract:

A method includes: obtaining a task definition for a mobile robot, the task definition including (i) a position on an item support carried by the mobile robot, and (ii) an identifier of an item to be placed at the position to form a unit load with the item support; controlling the mobile robot carrying the item support to travel to a pick location for receiving the item from a picker; controlling an output device to render an indication of the position for the picker at the pick location; responsive to placement of the item at the position by the picker, controlling the mobile robot to travel to a handling location.

US Patent:

20210284446, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Apr 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/347574

Inventors:

Brian Cairl - Astoria NY, US
Eric Diehr - San Jose CA, US
Levon Avagyan - San Jose CA, US
Sarah Elliott - Mountain View CA, US
Rohan Bhargava - San Jose CA, US
Russell Toris - San Jose CA, US
John W. Stewart - San Francisco CA, US
Derek King - San Jose CA, US
Melonee Wise - San Jose CA, US
Niharika Arora - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Fetch Robotics, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

B65G 1/06
B65G 1/137
G05D 1/00
G05D 1/02

Abstract:

A cart-based workflow system includes: a robot operating in a facility; a server, the server operably connected to the robot, the server configured to do one or more of send the robot a cart transfer location usable for transferring the cart and instruct the robot to specify the cart transfer location; a graphic user interface (GUI) comprising a map of the facility, the GUI operably connected to the server, the GUI configured to do one or more of receive input from a human user and provide output to the human user, the GUI further configured to be usable by the user to coordinate movement of one or more of robots and carts.

US Patent:

20200324976, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Apr 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/380892

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Brian Cairl - Astoria NY, US
Sarah Elliott - Mountain View CA, US
Levon Avagyan - San Jose CA, US
Rohan Bhargava - San Jose CA, US
Russell Toris - San Jose CA, US
Derek King - San Jose CA, US
Melonee Wise - San Jose CA, US
Niharika Arora - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137

Abstract:

A system includes: a cart including: four legs; at least one shelf, each shelf attached to each of the legs; the cart having a generally rectangular shape, a width of the cart being longer than a length of the robot, a length of the cart being longer than a length of the robot; four wheels, each wheel attached to a different leg at a bottom of the leg, the wheels configured to roll to facilitate movement of the cart; and a robotic dock, the robotic dock comprising four docking receptacles at ninety degree angles from adjacent docking receptacles; and a robot comprising: a sensor; and a docking module, the docking module comprising retractable docking pins, each retractable docking pin configured, when extended upward, to mate with a corresponding docking receptacle, thereby securing the robot to a bottom shelf of the cart.