Patent attributes
A robot system controller and control method that implement sophisticated cooperation among units is provided. The controller may include: a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire first data including information about the handling object and the shelf before storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf; a data storage unit; and a robot control unit adapted to select and transport the shelf to an access position before storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf, create or acquire a control sequence for storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf, instruct the transport robot to execute a task of transporting the shelf to the access position, and instruct the handling robot to execute a task of storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf.
