US 12,466,650 B2
Intelligent sorting system and method, warehouse robot, and processing terminal
Yuqi Chen, Guangdong (CN); and Xiaolong Li, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,117.
Application 17/591,117 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/101084, filed on Jul. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910703461.8 (CN), filed on Jul. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153521 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B07C 3/02 (2006.01); B07C 3/14 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01)
CPC B65G 1/1371 (2013.01) [B07C 3/02 (2013.01); B07C 3/14 (2013.01); B65G 1/0421 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01); B65G 2201/025 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0216 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intelligent sorting system, comprising a warehouse robot, wherein the warehouse robot comprises a box storage unit and a handling assembly, wherein
the warehouse robot is configured to: receive a box replacement instruction comprising information of a first box, and instruct, according to the box replacement instruction, the handling assembly to replace the first box with a second box stored in the box storage unit,
the information of the first box comprises a sorting port where the first box is located, the intelligent sorting system is configured to lock the sorting port where the first box is located according to the box replacement instruction, and the box storage unit further comprises a first box storage unit; and
the warehouse robot is specifically configured to: travel to the sorting port where the first box is located, and instruct the handling assembly to move the first box to the first box storage unit and move the second box to the sorting port, according to the box replacement instruction,
the box replacement instruction further comprises first box identification information, the warehouse robot further comprises a visual identification apparatus, the first box is equipped with identification information, and the warehouse robot is further configured to: acquire identification information on the first box by using the visual identification apparatus, and determine the first box depending on whether the identification information on the first box is same as the first box identification information comprised in the replacement instruction,
the box replacement instruction further comprises information of a transport destination of the first box, and the warehouse robot is further configured to: transport the first box to the transport destination according to the box replacement instruction,
the information of the transport destination comprises a preset location of a preset shelf, and the preset location is used for placing the first box, and corresponds to a delivery destination of the first box.