An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure. In one example, the compliant drive comprises a drive shaft having splines configured to provide rotational play that prevents jamming of a vertical drive gear on the end of the shaft with a rack in a vertical track.


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    Title :

    CLIMBING ROBOT WITH COMPLIANT PINION DRIVE


    Additional title:

    KLETTERROBOTER MIT NACHGIEBIGEM RITZELANTRIEB
    ROBOT GRIMPEUR À ENSEMBLE D'ENTRAÎNEMENT PAR PIGNON SOUPLE


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    Publication date :

    2021-07-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / B61C Lokomotiven , LOCOMOTIVES / F16H Getriebe , GEARING



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