Automated item-handling and loading system

An item-handling system comprising:

• a conveyor system configured to receive and transport one or more items thereon;
• a sensor operable to obtain item information from each item of the one or more items transported on the conveyor system;
• a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller configured to receive the item information from the sensor, wherein based on the item information, the controller is operable to process the item information and identify a target item from the one or more items;
• a discharge system in communication with the controller, wherein based on the item information, the discharge system diverts the target item from the conveyor system to a discharge conveyor at a first loading area, while allowing untargeted items of the one or more items to bypass the first loading area and reach a second loading area;
• an automated loading device disposed at the first loading area, the automated loading device operable to obtain the target item from the discharge conveyor, the automated loading device operating in conjunction with loading instructions from a loading algorithm;
• and
• a loading container, wherein the automated loading device is further operable to load the target item onto the loading container based on the loading instructions.