Mobile Logistics Robots Optimizing Production Planning
Summary
US Patent Application US20260111838A1, published April 23, 2026, discloses a method and system for automating production planning and shop floor logistics using mobile logistics robots. Each robot is equipped with sensor technology to capture and control current shop floor states, and robots are managed by a fleet management system executing transport tasks from an automated logistics planning system queue. The application (19153157) was originally filed on February 2, 2024, naming seven inventors: Kai Wurm, André Scholz, Pascal Ziegler, Stephan Fischer, Georg von Wichert, Dragan Obradovic, and Dieter Cramer.
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US Patent Application US20260111838A1 covers a method and system for production planning and shop floor logistics automation. The invention equips each mobile logistics robot with sensor technology capable of measuring and controlling current shop floor states in real time. A fleet management system distributes and schedules logistic transport tasks among the robots, which execute transport tasks from a transport task queue maintained by an automated logistics planning system.
Manufacturers and technology companies developing autonomous mobile robots or automated logistics systems should be aware of this patent application's claims, particularly the integration of sensor-based state monitoring with fleet-level task scheduling. The CPC classifications (G06Q 10/08726, G05D 1/6987, G06N 7/01, G06Q 10/04, G06Q 10/06316) indicate the invention spans inventory management, autonomous vehicle control, production planning, and logistics optimization. Companies operating in warehouse automation, manufacturing robotics, or supply chain software should review the scope of these claims when assessing their IP positions or product development strategies.
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METHOD AND SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION PLANNINGS OF PRODUCTS AND GOODS OR SHOP FLOOR LOGISTICS IN PRODUCING, TRADING OR DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTS AND GOODS
Application US20260111838A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
Kai Wurm, André Scholz, Pascal Ziegler, Stephan Fischer, Georg von Wichert, Dragan Obradovic, Dieter Cramer
Abstract
A production plannings of products and goods or shop floor logistics in producing, trading or distributing products/goods is provided in which it is addressed to maintain or keep data about the production planning of the products and goods or the shop floor regarding the logistics in producing, trading or distributing the products and goods up to date, and at least one mobile logistics robot to automate a logistic transport of the products, the goods or production material for the products and goods within a shop floor is equipped each with a sensor technology appropriate to measure or capture and control a current state or changes of the shop floor by sensor data, when each the robot is managed by a fleet management system for distributing or scheduling logistic tasks among the at least one robot executing transport tasks of a transport task queue maintained by an automated logistics planning system.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 10/08726 G05D 1/6987 G06N 7/01 G06Q 10/04 G06Q 10/06316 G05D 2105/20 G05D 2107/70 G05D 2109/10 G05D 2111/30 G05D 2111/67
Filing Date
2024-02-02
Application No.
19153157
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