News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“This application relates to inventory management systems ( e.g., order distribution or fulfillment systems).For example, this application relates to automated guided vehicles used in inventory management systems.“Some current inventory management systems use drag-along carts on which human a gents (pickers)place items they select (pick) to fulfill orders. In a zone-less pick-to-cart system, an agent drags his/her cartfrom location to location as i nstructed by the computer system of the facility. The cart can accommodatemulti ple orders and typically is equipped with dedicated cartons that are keyed to th e orders being fulfilledby the agent during that cart load. In some cases, the agent wears a headset and/or is provided a terminal,such as a mobile computing device, via which the agent is provided ordered, item-by-item instructions onwh ich items to pick. As the agent walks around the facility among the different fi xed shelving units,he/she drags or pushes his/her cart manually. During a given shift, the agent may end up considerablyfatigued from having to propel the car t around the warehouse.
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