Portable locker and docking station system

A method, comprising:

• automatically loading, by a docking station, contents into a portable locker such that the contents are locked within the portable locker;
• securing the portable locker within a docking station;
• receiving, by the docking station, a request from a user to take the portable locker;
• determining whether the user has permission to take the portable locker;
• in response to a determination that the user has permission to take the portable locker, releasing the portable locker from the docking station;
• determining, by the portable locker, whether the portable locker is located at a preset destination;
• in response to a determination that the portable locker is located at the preset destination, unlocking the portable locker to allow access to the contents.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of portable lockers, each of the plurality of portable lockers comprising a lockable compartment configured to contain contents;
• and
• a docking station comprising:
• a vault configured to secure the plurality of portable lockers wherein the docking station is configured to automatically load contents into or remove contents from the plurality of portable lockers at the vault;
• a user input device configured to receive a request from a user to take a first portable locker of the plurality of portable lockers;
• a biometrics sensor configured to collect a biometric from the user;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• determine, based on the biometric, whether the user has permission to take the first portable locker;
• and
• control the vault to release the first portable locker to the user in response to a determination that the user has permission to take the first portable locker;
• wherein first portable locker is configured to prevent the user from opening the lockable compartment of the first portable locker until the first portable locker reaches a preset destination.