| CPC B65B 57/14 (2013.01) [B65B 57/16 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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9. An autonomous packing apparatus, comprising:
a body;
a shelf coupled to the body for placing goods;
a shelf actuator for moving the shelf relative to the body;
an output device for outputting a packing material for packing the goods while the goods are located on the shelf;
a computerized management system coupled to the shelf actuator and to the output device, the computerized management system comprising a set of instructions for:
outputting a first portion of the packing material before the goods are placed on the shelf,
after the goods are placed on the shelf, moving the shelf downwards, under the output device, and
outputting a second portion of the packing material after the goods are placed on the shelf,
wherein the shelf actuator moves the shelf to a distance computed according to a type and size of the goods as received from the computerized management system, and
wherein the output device comprises two rollers for outputting the packing material from two opposite sides of the shelf; and
a sliding actuator coupled to the two rollers for sliding the two rollers away from and towards the shelf.
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