Patent ID: 8078312

Claim:
Method for automatically inserting at least one part of a given shape into a storage section of a container, wherein the storage section comprises a plurality of holder means adapted for holding one of the at least one part, wherein the part is inserted by means of an insertion tool, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: detecting the position of the holder means by means of at least one optical sensor, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: verifying by means of the at least one optical sensor whether the holder means of a certain storage section are available for insertion of the part; detecting the orientation of the holder means of an available storage section by means of the at least one optical sensor; determining an insertion path along which the part is inserted into the available storage section by means of the insertion tool, the insertion path depending on the shape of the part, the detected position and the orientation of the holder means; and inserting the part into the available storage section along the determined insertion path.