Abstract
No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Current decking systems are not conducive to automation. It i s hard to adjust decking because there is no restriction to the movement in the x-y-z planes, making it difficult for a robot to reposition a deck consistently. Locking and unlocking the deck also requires the user to manually lock and unlo ck decking so that it can be moved, presenting a hazard to a user, especially in an automated environment.