Systems and methods for freight manipulation

A system for freight manipulation, the system comprising:

• a mobile platform comprising a moving mechanism;
• a receiving conveyor on the mobile platform, wherein a height of a first portion of the receiving conveyor is controllable;
• a receiving conveyor actuator coupled to the receiving conveyor configured to change the height of the first portion of the receiving conveyor;
• a pick apparatus attached to the mobile platform;
• and
• a control circuit operably coupled to the receiving conveyor, the receiving conveyor actuator, and the pick apparatus, the control circuit configured to:
• cause the pick apparatus to pick a first object from a stack of objects and release the first object to the receiving conveyor with the first portion at a first height;
• cause the receiving conveyor to move away the first object released thereon from the stack of objects;
• cause the pick apparatus to move toward a second object in the stack of objects while the first object on the receiving conveyor is moved away from the stack of objects;
• and
• cause the receiving conveyor actuator to change, based at least on a height of the second object, the height of the first portion of the receiving conveyor from the first height to a second height before the second object is transferred from the pick apparatus to the receiving conveyor.