Inventory Conveyance System That Transfers Storage Containers To and From A Vertically Arranged Array Of Storage Containers

摘要

In one embodiment, an inventory conveyance system has at least one longitudinal track that is elongate along a longitudinal direction. The system has at least one transverse track that extends from the at least one longitudinal track along a transverse direction that is angularly offset from the longitudinal direction. The transverse track can ride along the at least one longitudinal track along the longitudinal direction. The system has at least one inventory transfer vehicle that is coupled to the transverse track such that the transfer vehicle can ride along the at least one transverse track along the transverse direction. The at least one inventory transfer vehicle has a body, and at least one end effector supported by the body. The at least one end effector can removably couple to an inventory storage container.