CPC B65G 1/1375 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/10 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A racking system configured to operate with an automatic storage and retrieval system (ASRS) having mobile robots transferring containers to and from storage locations in a storage structure, the racking system comprising:
a first tote support structure; and
a second tote support structure, the first and second tote support structures capable of moving with respect to each other between a first position where the first and second tote support structures are configured with an aisle between the first and second tote support structures and configured to receive containers from a mobile robot of the mobile robots from the ASRS travelling within the aisle, and a second position where the first and second tote support structures are compacted for transport;
wherein the racking system is configured to be shipped in the first position with totes stored in the first and/or second tote support structures and one or more mobile robots positioned within the aisle between the first and second tote support structures.
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