APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION ARTICLE PLACEMENT DETECTION, ROBOT, DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, AND CONTROLLER

摘要

An apparatus and a method for distribution article placement detection, a robot, a distribution apparatus, and a controller, relating to the field of logistics. Said apparatus comprises: a plurality of distance measurement sensors, arranged on an end surface of a placement area facing a distribution article on a protruding part (21) of a robot. The protruding part (21) is positioned on a chassis (22) of the robot, and each distance measurement sensor among the plurality of distance measurement sensors is configured to measure the distance between each distance measurement sensor and an end surface facing the plurality of distance measurement sensors of a distribution article. The controller (13) is configured to determine, on the basis of a condition that the distance measured by each distance measurement sensor is no greater than a first distance threshold, that the distribution article has been positioned at a preset position of the chassis (22). The present apparatus for distribution article placement detection is able to improve precision in detecting whether a distribution article is positioned at a preset position of a robot, thus reducing loss in a shipping process.