A device (10) for feeding bulk material items (12) from a large mass into a randomly re-alignable, individually portioned disentangled position within the reach of a robot (18). A vision system comprising a camera (26) or a sensor records the number, position and alignment of the separated bulk material items (12). A processor (56) processes the sensor signals and generates control commands in actuators. The entire surface area of a one-piece oscillating conveyer surface (16) is supported by an oscillating conveyor arm (44). The surface lies on top of the arm and is horizontally displaceable in the x- or the x- and y-direction, extending together with the oscillating conveyor arm (44) and projecting in a freely supported manner from a storage zone (40) across a distribution zone (42) up to one front end of a selection zone (28) for the bulk material items (12). An oscillating motion (S) is generated in the z-direction with a continuously increasing amplitude (A) in the x-direction. The oscillating motion (S) alternates or is at least partially synchronous and co-ordinated with a forward feed or reverse transport of the bulk material items (12) in the x- or x- and y-direction.