Automatic dispensing machine of substantially flat goods

An automatic dispensing machine comprising:

• a table to support a plurality of substantially flat items, the table is configured to move up and down;
• a suctioning device with an opening located above the table, the suctioning device configured to provide enough suction to pull one of the plurality of substantially flat items from a threshold distance away;
• a transporting device configured to transport a substantially flat item from the opening of the suctioning device in a lateral direction to the suctioning direction;
• and
• a position-control device which controls the distance between the substantially flat items and the suctioning device;
• the position-control device configured to increase the distance between the plurality of substantially flat items and the suctioning device based on a dispensing signal, and then decrease the distance until the threshold distance is reached.

A method of dispensing substantially flat goods comprising:

• pulling a first substantially flat item, from a plurality of substantially flat items, upwards by a suctioning device;
• transporting the first substantially flat item to be dispensed;
• withdrawing the remaining plurality of substantially flat items away from the suctioning device;
• and
• moving the remaining plurality of substantially flat items towards the suctioning device until a threshold distance is reached.