CPC B65G 1/1373 (2013.01) [B65G 1/04 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An automated storage and retrieval system lift comprising:
a frame; and
at least one payload carriage having
a carriage frame with drive axis and forming a payload section configured to hold one or more pickfaces, and
at least one independent degree of freedom transfer arm arranged on a first payload axis so as to move along a first payload axis transverse to the drive axis, the at least one independent degree of freedom transfer arm being disposed at least partly within the payload section;
wherein the at least one independent degree of freedom transfer arm and the payload section are configured to effect an on-the-fly sorting of the one or more pickfaces carried in the payload section.
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