Logistics robot, method and controller used for logistics robot, and computer readable medium

Abstract

The invention discloses a logistics robot. The logistics robot comprises a removable base, an information acquisition device and a master controller, wherein the information acquisition device is suitable for acquiring image information and depth information of an object existing within a view field of the information acquisition device and / or is suitable for establishing a map of at least one zone by acquiring position information of an object existing in the at least one zone of a logistics place where a robot is located; correspondingly, the master controller is configured to receive information from the information acquisition device, plan a following path of a following target for the robot to follow, and / or plan a navigation path for navigating the robot to the position of a navigation target. According to needs, one or two of a following function and a navigation function can be realized by the logistics robot, and an obstacle avoiding function is also obtained; by utilizing thelogistics robot disclosed by the invention, related operation such as autonomous cargo handling can be carried out under the situation without manual intervention, the labor cost is saved, and the working efficiency is increased.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates generally to means of transport usable in a warehouse environment. More specifically, the present application relates to a logistics robot. Background technique [0002] With the rise and development of e-commerce, the logistics industry has developed rapidly. Especially in recent years, with the popularity of large-scale online shopping festivals such as Double Eleven, the logistics industry has become more and more busy. [0003] Express items often need to go through different transfer stations before they are sent out until they are delivered to the recipient. For example, express items are usually transported to the main warehouse in a region, then distributed from the main warehouse to sub-warehouses, and then sent to distribution points by sub-warehouses, and then sent to recipients by manpower. In a warehousing environment, the handling of goods is a huge workload. For example, after the operator picks the go...

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Problems solved by technology

At present, such handling work is mainly carried out by manpower, which not only consumes a lot of manpower, but also has low handling efficiency.

Even if some conveyors are used to carry out such handling, it often requires a lot of human intervention

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