CPC B65G 47/49 (2013.01) [B65G 47/40 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0285 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36371 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40078 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45045 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45047 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45051 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45054 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45056 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)] | 76 Claims |
1. A system for processing objects, said system comprising:
an input transport system including a first conveyor that transports a disorganized stream of objects from an input bin along a first direction to a second conveyor;
a singulation system including a robotic arm having an end effector that selectively provides a singulated stream of objects on the second conveyor for transport along a second direction that is at least in part orthogonal to the first direction;
a perception system including a housing defining a top opening and a bottom opening through which the singulated stream of objects are dropped from an end of the second conveyor, and a plurality of perception units directed towards a hollow interior of the housing that generate perception data regarding each object dropped through the hollow interior of the housing; and
a distribution transport system for transporting the singulated stream of objects in a third direction that is generally parallel with the second direction for distribution to any of a plurality of destination locations responsive to the perception data.
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