Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System

An item handling and storage mechanism for an automated guided vehicle (AGV), comprising:

• an item storage rack mountable to a frame of the AGV, the item storage rack including a plurality of shelves, each shelf of the plurality of shelves capable of storing an item;
• an extender mountable at a proximal end to the frame of an AGV proximate to the item storage rack, the extender having three or more degrees of freedom;
• and
• a carrying surface connected at a distal end of the extender, the carrying surface being movable by the extender vertically parallel relative to a face of the item storage rack, perpendicularly relative to the face of the item storage rack, and horizontally parallel relative to the face of the item storage rack, the carrying surface being extendable by the extender using the three or more degrees of freedom to retrieve a certain item from a separate shelving unit located within reaching distance of the extender and retractable using the three or more degrees of freedom to place the certain item on one of the shelves of the item storage rack.