Patent ID: 8222543

Claim:
A system for batching supplied objects in batches, wherein each batch fulfills predefined criteria of total weight range and one or more of object weight, object orientation, object type and/or the number of objects, wherein the system comprises: equipment for registering the objects based on one or more of object position, object type and/or object orientation; an apparatus for determining the weight of the objects; one or more conveyors for transporting the objects; a plurality of conveyors for transporting said batches; a plurality of controllable robots for selectively transferring a plurality of said objects from said one or more conveyors for transporting the objects to a depositing location on a selected one of said conveyors to form a batch of said objects, said robots being adapted to selectively grip and/or pick up an object and to deposit said object at the selected depositing position that is within an area of operation; and a control unit for controlling said controllable robots based on said predefined criteria and based on registered and/or determined data for the objects, said control unit also adapted for selecting the selected one of said conveyors based on said predefined criteria.