Item inventory management system with vacuum operated robotic card sorter

A device for moving items in a robotic sorting, the device comprising:

• a vacuum end effector configured to extend into a bin in a bin system, apply the vacuum force to an item from a group of items held in bin, and extract the item from the bin;
• an end effector tip coupled to a distal end of the vacuum end effector and configured to contact the item;
• and
• one or more curvature generation devices that impart a curvature on the item from the bin and enable movement of a single item.

A system for managing an inventory, the system comprising:

• a first robotic sorting system comprising:
• a first item handling system configured to travel between a first plurality of bins and move items between the first plurality of bins, wherein the first item handling system utilizes a vacuum force to remove items held in the first plurality of bins;
• a second robotic sorting system comprising:
• a second item handling system configured to travel between a second plurality of bins and move items between the second plurality of bins, wherein the second item handling system utilizes a vacuum force to remove items held in the second plurality of bins;
• a chute connecting the first plurality of bins and the second plurality of bins;
• and
• a control system coupled to the first robotic sorting system and the second robotic sorting system, wherein the control system controls movement of the first robotic sorting system and the second robotic sorting system.