ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PATTERN RECOGNITION-BASED INSPECTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS

Abstract: a robotic inspection platform comprises a robotic arm, an imager, and a controller. the controller causes the robotic arm to retrieve, using its end effector, a container, and to manipulate the container such that the container is sequentially placed in a plurality of orientations while in view of the imager. the controller also causes the imager to capture images, with each of the images being captured while the container is in a respective one of the orientations. the controller also determines one or more attributes of the container, and/or a sample within the container, by analyzing the images using a pattern recognition model and, based on the attribute(s), determines whether the container and/or sample satisfies one or more criteria. if the container and/or sample fails to satisfy the criteria, the controller causes the robotic arm to place the container in an area (e.g., bin) reserved for rejected containers and/or samples.

Inventor(s): Dmitry Fradkin, Thomas Clark Pearson, Neelima Chavali, Erwin Freund

CPC Classification: B07C5/342 (POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING (specially adapted for a specific purpose covered by another class, see the relevant place, e.g. , ))

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