Apparatus and method for order fulfillment with portable item containers

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for order fulfillment. A system for order fulfillment comprises: an item container receiver configured to receive a portable item container configured to hold a plurality of items during transport, a release actuator configured to actuate a switc...

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description Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for order fulfillment. A system for order fulfillment comprises: an item container receiver configured to receive a portable item container configured to hold a plurality of items during transport, a release actuator configured to actuate a switch on the portable item container to cause one unit of an item to be released from the portable item container, and a control circuit coupled to the release actuator and configured to selectively activate the release actuator based an order listing a plurality of ordered items in an order database of a fulfillment center to cause an item among the plurality of items to be released from the portable item container for order fulfilment.
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