Auto posting system

1. A computer-operated vehicle, the method comprising:

a posting compartment accessible with an automated door;

one or more image-based sensors located within the posting compartment and configured to identify an item placed inside the posting compartment, wherein the computer-operated vehicle is configured to:

receive the item in the posting compartment;

identify the item with the one or more image-based sensors;

retrieve supplemental information about the identified item, wherein the supplemental information can identify a size and shape of the object and at least one performance specification;

generate image data of the item from one or more cameras, wherein an angle, zoom level and a distance between the one or more cameras and the item are based on the size and the shape of the item; and

generate a posting for the item, the posting comprising the image data and the supplemental information.

2. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental information is retrieved based on an identifier encoded in a barcode on the item.

3. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the posting compartment includes a turntable on which the item is placed, and wherein the one or more cameras take pictures of the item from different perspectives as the turntable rotates the item.

4. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein a laser distance measure determines at least one of a physical size or shape of the item as the turntable rotates the item.

5. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein a customized package is created to ship the item in based on the physical size or shape of the item.

6. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a laser distance measure mounted on a gimbal is moved in three dimensions around the item to measure a second size of the item, and wherein the size of the item and the second size of the item are compared to verify an accuracy of the posting.

7. The computer-operated vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

autonomously plugging a communication cable into the item;

retrieving additional supplemental information about the item over the communication cable; and

including the additional supplemental information about the item in the posting.

8. A computing system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive an indication that an item has been placed in a posting compartment;

receive a seller-generated description of the item;

determine, based on data generated by one or more image-based sensors within the posting compartment, an identity of the item, the data including image data of the item, wherein an angle, zoom level, and a distance between the one or more image-based sensors are based on the size and shape of the item;

retrieve, based on the identity of the item, supplemental information for inclusion in a posting for the item on an online retailer, wherein the supplemental information includes a description of the item and can identify a size and shape of the item and at least one performance specification;

determine whether the seller-generated description of the item is consistent with the description of the item that was retrieved based on the identity of the item; and

responsive to determining that the seller-generated description of the item is consistent with the description of the item that was retrieved based on the identity of the item, generate the posting for the item to include at least the seller-generated description of the item, the supplemental information, and the image data.

9. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the posting includes an indication that the seller-generated description of the item has been confirmed as accurate.

10. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

cause a scale to measure a weight of the item;

measure the size and shape of the item; and

determine estimated shipping cost data for the item based on the size, shape, and weight of the item.

11. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein a first weight of the item that is measured by a scale in the posting compartment is compared to a second weight of the item that is extracted from the supplemental information, and wherein the posting is generated in response to a determination that the first weight of the item is consistent with the second weight of the item.

12. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein an infra-red camera within the posting compartment captures an image of an internal state of the item, and wherein the image of the internal state of the item is analyzed to determine if the item is damaged.

13. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein a condition of the item is estimated based on a visual scan of the item for physical wear indicators.

14. The computing system of claim 13 , wherein the item is a computing device, and wherein the condition of the item is estimated in part based on a determination that a screen of the computing device is intact.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive an indication that an item was placed in a posting compartment of an autonomous selling unit;

identify the item based on image data that is generated by an image-based sensor;

retrieve supplemental information about the item, wherein the supplemental information includes one or more materials the item is made of;

measure a weight of the item with a scale;

measure dimensions of the item with one or more sensors in the posting compartment;

compare the measured weight and measured dimensions of the item to a weight and dimensions of the item included in the supplemental information;

determine, based on the comparison, that the supplemental information is accurate;

determine a condition of the item based on the image data and the one or more materials the item is made of; and

generate a posting for the item that includes at least the condition of the item determined based on the image data and the one or more materials.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the weight of the item is derived from the scale in the posting compartment, and wherein the weight and dimensions of the item are used to estimate a packaging cost.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein one or more images included in the posting are captured from different angles in conjunction with an item manipulation arm within the posting compartment that holds the item at different angles to one or more cameras.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the autonomous selling unit receives a request to pick up the item from a defined location, and wherein, in response to the request to pick up the item, the autonomous selling unit moves to the defined location to pick up the item.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the autonomous selling unit includes a grabbing hook that is configured to load the item from the defined location into the posting compartment.

20. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the supplemental information is retrieved based on an identifier encoded in a barcode on the item.