Abstract: A system and method suitable for storing multiple product lines in an automated warehouse environment are disclosed. The storage system includes a frame containing a plurality of stacks of containers, a first handling device capable of lifting a plurality of containers from a stack in a single operation, and a second independently moveable handling device capable of lifting a single container and moving the container laterally. The first and second handling devices can work together to remove a target container quickly and with minimum use of resources.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 10, 2013
Publication date:
May 7, 2015
Applicant:
OCADO LIMITED
Inventors:
Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Robert Rolf Stadie, Christopher Richard James Brett, Matthew Robert Whelan