Patent ID: 8475239

Claim:
A method for controlling a robotic device for inserting or removing rod-like elements, into or from a storage frame, the rod-like elements serving for storing sausage-like products, each of which has a sausage-shaped body and a loop on one end of the body for a pendulously storage of the sausage-like products, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least a first movable storage frame for temporarily storing the rod-like elements, moving the storage frame into the operating range of the robotic device, picking up a rod-like element on which at least one sausage-like product is hung up by the robotic device, inserting or removing the rod-like element into or from the storage frame by the robotic device, and providing at least a first dataset including at least an information as to at least one geometric characteristic of the first storage frame, the dataset being used for controlling the robotic device, wherein the first storage frame is provided with a first identification mark for individually identifying the first storage frame and for providing a link between the first storage frame and the first dataset.