A system for moving pallets comprising: a rectangular grid comprising lateral rails oriented along an x-axis and orthogonal rails oriented along a y-axis, wherein the lateral rails and the orthogonal rails intersect to demarcate a matrix of cells; characterised in that the system comprises: pallets arranged upon the matrix of cells of the rectangular grid, wherein each of the pallets comprises an underside that faces the rectangular grid and a shuttle engagement member located on the underside, and wherein the shuttle engagement member comprises latching features that are each arranged at a corner of a rectangular pattern; a shuttle device suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the shuttle device comprises a vertical actuator that urges a pallet engagement member vertically; a motive assembly suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the motive assembly moves the shuttle device; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the shuttle device and the motive assembly, wherein the one or more processors execute machine readable instructions to: activate the vertical actuator to urge the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device into engagement with the shuttle engagement member of a selected pallet of the pallets; and actuate the motive assembly to slide the selected pallet along the rectangular grid, while the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device and the shuttle engagement member of the selected pallet are engaged. a rectangular grid comprising lateral rails oriented along an x-axis and orthogonal rails oriented along a y-axis, wherein the lateral rails and the orthogonal rails intersect to demarcate a matrix of cells; characterised in that the system comprises: pallets arranged upon the matrix of cells of the rectangular grid, wherein each of the pallets comprises an underside that faces the rectangular grid and a shuttle engagement member located on the underside, and wherein the shuttle engagement member comprises latching features that are each arranged at a corner of a rectangular pattern; a shuttle device suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the shuttle device comprises a vertical actuator that urges a pallet engagement member vertically; a motive assembly suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the motive assembly moves the shuttle device; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the shuttle device and the motive assembly, wherein the one or more processors execute machine readable instructions to: activate the vertical actuator to urge the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device into engagement with the shuttle engagement member of a selected pallet of the pallets; and actuate the motive assembly to slide the selected pallet along the rectangular grid, while the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device and the shuttle engagement member of the selected pallet are engaged. pallets arranged upon the matrix of cells of the rectangular grid, wherein each of the pallets comprises an underside that faces the rectangular grid and a shuttle engagement member located on the underside, and wherein the shuttle engagement member comprises latching features that are each arranged at a corner of a rectangular pattern; a shuttle device suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the shuttle device comprises a vertical actuator that urges a pallet engagement member vertically; a motive assembly suspended beneath the pallets and the rectangular grid, wherein the motive assembly moves the shuttle device; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the shuttle device and the motive assembly, wherein the one or more processors execute machine readable instructions to: activate the vertical actuator to urge the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device into engagement with the shuttle engagement member of a selected pallet of the pallets; and actuate the motive assembly to slide the selected pallet along the rectangular grid, while the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device and the shuttle engagement member of the selected pallet are engaged. activate the vertical actuator to urge the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device into engagement with the shuttle engagement member of a selected pallet of the pallets; and actuate the motive assembly to slide the selected pallet along the rectangular grid, while the pallet engagement member of the shuttle device and the shuttle engagement member of the selected pallet are engaged.