34 the transport unit may be lifted via a vertical lift device and translated over to an interior designated portion of or an assigned slot of the stowage unit in step 206 the object is inserted into the stowage unit in step 206 a the object is aligned with the assigned slot in step 206 b the object is released from the transport unit one or more of the retention devices are actuated to allow for removal of the object from the transport unit in step 206 c a portion of the object is inserted into the stowage unit this insertion may be performed manually or through use of the transfer drive system located on the transport unit the transport unit is extracted partially from the transport unit and inserted into the stowage unit in step 206 d the object engages with a second transfer drive system mounted within the stowage unit such as the transfer drive system 64 u2032 the first drive system is activated and is used to extract the object from the transport unit and into the slot upon engagement with the second transfer drive system the first transfer drive system is deactivated note that the transfer drive systems of the transport unit and of the stowage unit may be activated in response to information received from contact or position sensors which indicate position of the object in step 206 e the second transfer drive system is activated in step 206 f.