Abstract: An automated system of airborne drones may be equipped with components for navigating within a warehouse environment, locating specific bins of product as assigned, retrieving a single item from the bin, and delivering the retrieved item to a central shipping area or disposing in a designated location including conveyor belts or mobile robotic platforms.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 2024
Date of Patent:
February 18, 2025
Assignee:
Hummingbird IP Holdco, LLC
Inventors:
Nicholas Mitchell Saunders, Bruce Edward Welty, David Scott Barrett, Christopher Mark Griffin, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Aaron John Emerick