An automatic station for picking up articles (A) comprising: - a movement system which comprises a conveyor defining a movement surface , the movement system being configured to cause, by translation of the conveyor , at least one translation of a plurality of articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor , along a first region and subsequently along a second region of the movement surface situated, in accordance with this translation, downstream of the first region ; - a pick-up unit comprising one or more robot units and configured to pick up, from the first region and from the second region , the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - a stop unit configured to cause the stopping in the second region of at least one article (A1) of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - a control system which comprises a positioning sensor unit , the positioning sensor unit being configured to perform at least one measurement of the positioning relative to the conveyor of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; wherein the control system is configured for: - controlling the pick-up unit , as a function at least of the measurement, so that the pick-up unit picks up from the first region at least a part of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - performing at least one derivation of the presence of the at least one article (A1) in the second region ; - controlling the stop unit , as a function at least of the derivation of the presence, so that the stop unit causes the stopping; - controlling the pick-up unit so that the pick-up unit picks up the at least one article (A1) from the second region . - a movement system which comprises a conveyor defining a movement surface , the movement system being configured to cause, by translation of the conveyor , at least one translation of a plurality of articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor , along a first region and subsequently along a second region of the movement surface situated, in accordance with this translation, downstream of the first region ; - a pick-up unit comprising one or more robot units and configured to pick up, from the first region and from the second region , the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - a stop unit configured to cause the stopping in the second region of at least one article (A1) of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - a control system which comprises a positioning sensor unit , the positioning sensor unit being configured to perform at least one measurement of the positioning relative to the conveyor of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - controlling the pick-up unit , as a function at least of the measurement, so that the pick-up unit picks up from the first region at least a part of the articles (A) operatively supported by the conveyor ; - performing at least one derivation of the presence of the at least one article (A1) in the second region ; - controlling the stop unit , as a function at least of the derivation of the presence, so that the stop unit causes the stopping; - controlling the pick-up unit so that the pick-up unit picks up the at least one article (A1) from the second region . <EOS>