Abstract: Biodegradable copolymers obtainable via radically initiated emulsion polymerization processes are provided. The biodegradable copolymers contain one or more monomer units of the formula I, and vinyl acetate units. In formula I, n=1 to 3, X1 and X2 independently of one another are the atoms O or S or the group N—R7, R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen, an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy or aryl radical or a spirocyclic aliphatic group, and R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently of one another are hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl radical.

Abstract: An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a discontinuous plurality of track sections on which an automated carrier may be directed to move, and the automated carrier includes a base structure on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier.

Abstract: A bin exchange system is disclosed that includes a plurality of automated carriers, each of which is adapted to be remotely movable on an array of track sections, at least one input station by which bins may be introduced to the array of track sections, at least one processing station in communication with the array of track sections wherein objects may be moved between bins, and at least one output station by which bins may be removed from the array of track sections.

Abstract: A thin resonant induction wireless power transmission transfer coil assembly designed for low loss and ease of manufacturing includes one or more printed circuit boards having a first conductor pattern wound in a spiral on a first side and a second conductor pattern wound in a spiral on a second side thereof, where the second conductor pattern is aligned with the first conductor pattern whereby the second conductor pattern reinforces magnetic flux generated by the first conductor pattern. The first and second conductor patterns are placed relative to one another so as to provide flux transmission in a same direction. One or more of such printed circuit boards form a wireless power transmission coil assembly with a conductive winding layer, a ferrite flux diversion layer, conformal spacing layers, an eddy current shield layer and an assembly enclosure.

Abstract: A programmable motion robotic system is disclosed that includes a plurality of arm sections that are joined one to another at a plurality of joints to form an articulated arm; and a hose coupling an end effector of the programmable motion robotic system to a vacuum source, the hose being attached, in a joint portion of the hose, to at least two adjacent arm sections of the plurality of arm sections mutually attached to a joint of the plurality of joints such that the joint portion of the hose remains substantially outside of any plane defined by motion of the mutually adjacent arm sections when rotated about the joint.

Abstract: A processing system for processing objects is disclosed that includes a plurality of receiving stations for receiving a plurality of objects, each object being associated with prerecorded data, and a plurality of processing stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station. Each processing station includes perception means for perceiving data regarding an identity of any of an object or a bin of objects, and capture means for capturing characteristic data regarding an object to provide captured data. Each processing station further includes comparison means for comparing the captured data with the prerecorded data to provide comparison data, and a plurality of distribution stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station for receiving objects from the at least one processing station responsive to the comparison data.

Abstract: Processing logic may obtain health data from each of a plurality of clients. The health data includes attributes of a respective one of the plurality of clients, a health status of the respective one of the plurality of clients, and a software version of the respective one of the plurality of clients. Processing logic may determine a conditional risk that is associated with at least one of the attributes and the software version, in view of the health data, and store the conditional risk in memory. Processing logic can make the conditional risk, which includes the attributes and the software version, available to a client.

Abstract: A space efficient automated processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects from an input area in at least an input conveyance vector that includes an input conveyance horizontal direction component and an input conveyance vertical direction component, a perception system for receiving objects from the input conveyance system and for providing perception data regarding an object, a primary transport system for receiving the object from the perception system and for providing transport of the object along at least a primary transport vector including an primary transport horizontal component and a primary transport vertical component that is generally opposite the input conveyance horizontal direction component, and at least two secondary transport systems, each of which receives the object from the primary transport system and moves the object in either of reciprocal directions.

Abstract: A cloud-computing service (e.g., a “Puffin Service”) is described. The service may maintain service and skill catalogs corresponding to various services to be deployed to a region (e.g., during a region build). The service may host numerous user interfaces with which various service and skill metadata may be provided. In some embodiments, such data may include one or more dependencies between skills. The data managed by the cloud-computing service may be utilized to build a dependency graph. Navigation of the dependency graph may be performed via one or more user interfaces hosted by the cloud-computing service. An orchestration service (e.g., a Multi-Flock Orchestrator) may manage bootstrapping efforts for any suitable number of services during a region build based at least in part on dependencies between skills.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service may maintain a service plan and manifest (SPAM) corresponding to a service to be bootstrapped (e.g., provisioned and deployed) to a cloud computing environment (e.g., to a data center). The service plan may specify a deterministic order of releases for performing a process to fully bootstrap the service using one or more build milestones and one or more execution units, each execution unit specifying ordered steps for transitioning between build milestones Each step may reference one or more execution target checkpoint transitions, which in turn reference an alias of a configuration file that defines a release. A manifest may be used to identify the configuration files and artifacts to be used by the releases and to validate the service plan. A SPAM may be used to reduce/eliminate nondeterministic behavior of previous orchestration systems and to provide visualizations of the bootstrapping process at different granularities.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service (CIOS) may track build progress made by any suitable number of regional orchestrators. The cloud infrastructure orchestration system may include any suitable number of regional orchestrators, each regional orchestrator executing in an isolated hosting environment (e.g., a service cell isolated from other service cells). An orchestrator control plane may be configured to generate a build plan for bootstrapping a plurality of services within a data center, the build plan may be generated based at least in part on a service build definition of a plurality of service build definitions, the service build definition specifying a deterministic process for bootstrapping a service of the plurality of services. The orchestrator control plane may instruct a regional orchestrator to perform bootstrapping operations according to the build plan and may track the progress of the bootstrapping operations on an ongoing basis.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service (CIOS) may track build progress made by any suitable number of regional orchestrators. An orchestrator control plane may be configured to generate a region build plan for bootstrapping a plurality of services within a data center. The orchestrator control plane may instruct a region orchestrator to execute a build according to the build plan. The region orchestrator may be configured to update an execution state corresponding to the execution of the region build plan as it executes steps of the ordered steps of the region build plan. At any suitable time (e.g., when executing one of the steps fails), intervention data may be received with which a new region build plan may be generated. The new region build plan may be used for subsequent execution of the region build. This may enable run-time corrections to be made.

Abstract: A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system includes a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects received from an input conveyance system, an acquisition system for acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing bin, and the identified processing bin is associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing bins, and a delivery system for bringing the identified processing bin toward the object, where the delivery system includes a carrier for carrying the identified processing bin toward the object.

Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a bin conveyance system for moving selected storage bins to a storage bin processing location, a programmable motion device in communication with the bin processing location for receiving a selected storage bin from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a plurality of destination bins in communication with the bin conveyance system for moving a selected destination bin from a destination bin processing location that is proximate the programmable motion device to the plurality of destination bins.

Abstract: An object induction system is disclosed for assigning handling parameters to an object. The system includes an analysis system, an association system, and an assignment system. The analysis system includes at least one characteristic perception system for providing perception data regarding an object to be processed. The association system includes an object information database and assigns association data to the object responsive to commonality with any of the characteristic perception data with any of the characteristic recorded data. The assignment system is for assigning programmable motion device handling parameters to the indicia perception data based on the association data, and includes a workflow management system as well as a separate operational controller.

Abstract: A programmable motion robotic system is disclosed that includes a plurality of arm sections that are joined one to another at a plurality of joints to form an articulated arm, and a hose coupling an end effector of the programmable motion robotic system to a vacuum source. The hose is attached to at least one arm section of the articulated arm by a pass-through coupling that permits the hose to pass freely through the coupling as the plurality of arm sections are moved about the plurality of joints.

Abstract: A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects and directing the plurality of objects toward an input area from at least one input conveyance system, acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at the input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, and moving the acquired object toward an identified processing location using the programmable motion device, said identified processing location being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location being provided as one of a plurality of processing locations that are radially spaced from the programmable motion device.

Abstract: Devices and methods for physical chip security are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a security module is secured to a board to restrict physical access to an integrated circuit mounted on the security module and provides one or more contacts enabling data access to the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system is disclosed for processing objects. The system includes a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed by the processing system, said plurality of bins being provided in at least a partially generally circular arrangement, a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, said programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within the plurality of bins, and a plurality of destination containers for receiving any of the objects from the plurality of bins, said plurality of destination containers being provided in a region that is generally within the at least partially generally circular arrangement of the plurality of bins.

Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a interactive digital tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies risk subgraphs or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules.