Modular cargo storage apparatus for use on a base platform of a modular autonomous bot apparatus that transports an item being shipped

A modular cargo storage apparatus for use on a base platform of a modular autonomous bot apparatus that transports an item being shipped, the modular cargo storage apparatus comprising:

• a set of folding structural walls configured to at least partially enclose a payload area above the base platform and on at least three sides above the base platform and forming a set of vertical boundaries on the at least three sides of the payload area;
• an interlocking alignment interface disposed on at least one of the folding structural walls, the interlocking alignment interface comprising
• a set of latches disposed on the at least one of the folding structural walls, and
• a locking handle coupled to the set of latches, the locking handle actuating the set of latches to cause the set of latches to interlock with at least the base platform;
• and
• a modular component power and data transport bus disposed on the at least one of the folding structural walls, the modular component power and data transport bus having a top side modular component electronics interface and a bottom side modular component electronics interface, wherein the top side modular component electronics interface being disposed on a top edge of the at least one of the folding structural walls and wherein the bottom side modular component electronics interface being disposed on a bottom edge of the at least one of the folding structural walls, wherein each of the top side modular component electronics interface and the bottom side modular component electronics interface having (a) a power conduit outlet and (b) a command and data communication interface.