diff --git a/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack.java b/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack.java
index 2c529243..05d80ec7 100755
--- a/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import buildcraft.core.lib.inventory.Transactor;
 import buildcraft.core.lib.inventory.filters.AggregateFilter;
 import buildcraft.core.lib.inventory.filters.IStackFilter;
 import buildcraft.robotics.statements.ActionRobotFilterTool;
+import buildcraft.robotics.statements.ActionStationProvideItems;
 
 public class AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack extends AIRobot {
 
@@ -79,15 +80,11 @@ public class AIRobotFetchAndEquipItemStack extends AIRobot {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		ITransactor trans = Transactor.getTransactorFor(tileInventory);
-
-		ItemStack itemFound = trans.remove(filter, robot.getDockingStation().getItemInputSide(), true);
-
-		if (itemFound != null) {
-			robot.setItemInUse(itemFound);
-			return true;
+		ItemStack possible = AIRobotLoad.takeSingle(robot.getDockingStation(), filter, true);
+		if (possible == null) {
+		    return false;
 		}
-
-		return false;
+		robot.setItemInUse(possible);
+		return true;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotLoad.java b/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotLoad.java
index 4cc31053..a8ed3475 100755
--- a/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotLoad.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/robotics/ai/AIRobotLoad.java
@@ -57,6 +57,43 @@ public class AIRobotLoad extends AIRobot {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** Similar method to {@link #load(EntityRobotBase, DockingStation, IStackFilter, int, boolean)} but returns the
+     * itemstack rather than loading it onto the robot.
+     * 
+     * Only loads a single stack at once. */
+	public static ItemStack takeSingle(DockingStation station, IStackFilter filter, boolean doTake) {
+        if (station == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        IInventory tileInventory = station.getItemInput();
+        if (tileInventory == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        for (IInvSlot slot : InventoryIterator.getIterable(tileInventory, station.getItemInputSide())) {
+            ItemStack stack = slot.getStackInSlot();
+
+            if (stack == null
+                    || !slot.canTakeStackFromSlot(stack)
+                    || !filter.matches(stack)
+                    || !ActionStationProvideItems.canExtractItem(station, stack)
+                    || !ActionRobotFilter.canInteractWithItem(station, filter,
+                    ActionStationProvideItems.class)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+                if (doTake) {
+                   stack = slot.decreaseStackInSlot(1);
+                } else {
+                    stack = stack.copy();
+                    stack = stack.splitStack(1);
+                }
+                return stack;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 	public static boolean load(EntityRobotBase robot, DockingStation station, IStackFilter filter,
 							   int quantity, boolean doLoad) {
 		if (station == null) {