The “package-packer bot”, patent no. 20170021499, recently granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describes a system where robots can be used to grasp inventory items and help speed up the packaging process in fulfilment centres.
This is just the latest development in a company that already as a significant amount of automation in its fulfilment centres.
The full patent is available here: http://bit.ly/2kBKywz
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Amazon Patents Robotic Inventory System
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The “package-packer bot”, patent no. 20170021499, recently granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describes a system where robots can be used to grasp inventory items and help speed up the packaging process in fulfilment centres.
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Dawn Ellmore
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Dawn Ellmore Employment
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