AUTOMATED SHUTTLE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

Various embodiments are directed to a shuttle assembly configured for use in an automated storage and retrieval system. In various embodiments, the shuttle assembly comprises a first shuttle unit comprising a first load bed; and a second shuttle unit comprising a second load bed, wherein the shuttle assembly is operable in an assembled configuration defined by the first shuttle unit and the second shuttle unit being operatively connected to one another such that the first shuttle unit and the second shuttle unit are configured to move together along a shuttle path defined by one or more guide rails, and wherein the shuttle assembly is selectively configurable between the assembled configuration and a split configuration defined by the first shuttle unit and the second shuttle unit being detached from one another such that the first and second shuttle units are moveable independent of one another along respective guide rails.