Storage apparatus for shuffling removable storage media

An apparatus comprising:

• a housing that is configured to receive and retain a plurality of removable storage media, the housing including an open first end, an opposed, closed second end, a top channel that is configured to receive and retain a first subset of the plurality of removable storage media, and a bottom channel that is configured to receive and retain a second subset of the plurality of removable storage media, the top channel and the bottom channel being shaped to receive and retain the plurality of removable storage media in respective single-file rows via the open first end;
• a shuffler for moving the second subset of the plurality of removable storage media toward the open first end, the shuffler including a catch and a rake that is coupled to the catch;
• and
• a gripper;
• wherein when the shuffler is in a resting position, the catch is located near the open first end and the rake is positioned near the closed second end;
• wherein the rake moves the second subset of the plurality of removable storage media towards the open first end when the gripper grips the catch and pulls the catch outward away from the open first end;
• and
• wherein the shuffler returns to the resting position when the gripper releases the catch.