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OT-2026-000001690

Storage and retrieval system

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
FAUX KEVIN, PETTITT BEN, POLLARD RICHARD
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OCADO INNOVATION LTD
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US-2026077946-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 19 March 2026
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Abstract

A storage and retrieval system comprising: a grid framework structure including a plurality of storage columns for storing stacks of storage containers, and a track system arranged in a grid pattern above the storage columns for guiding one or more robotic load handling devices, each storage column being below a single grid cell; a plurality of stacks of storage containers, each container having a bottom wall and upwardly standing sidewalls and end walls, each stack occupying a single storage column, the stacks including a plurality of first type storage containers having a metallic container body and a plurality of second type storage containers having a wireless transmittable container body; and an environmental monitoring system including at least one environmental sensor with a wireless communication device stored in a second type container to define a sensor container, and a base unit external of the grid framework for receiving environmental data.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001690, “Storage and retrieval system,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:07:41 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001690.

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