System for analyzing and sorting of petri dishes

A system for analyzing and sorting of petri dishes comprising an analysis tool, a control unit configured to communicate with the analysis tool, a first elevator movable along a first elevator axis by the control unit, a conveyor with a conveyor plane substantially rectangular to the first elevator axis, and at least one carrier configured to carry the petri dishes along a carrier axis substantially parallel to the first elevator axis, wherein

• the analysis tool is configured to analyse the petri dish and to assign information to the petri dish based upon the analysis,
• the control unit is configured to move the first elevator along a conveyor direction of the conveyor and to move the petri dish by means of the conveyor on the conveyor plane along the conveyor direction from the analysis tool toward a first neutral position for sorting, and in case of information assigned to the petri dish is a first information, the control unit is configured to move the first elevator into a carrier position, which is virtually situated at the point of intersection of the carrier axis with the conveyor plane and reached as soon as the carrier axis and the first elevator axis substantially coincide, wherein, as soon as the first elevator reaches the carrier position, the control unit is configured to move a substantially flat first plate of the first elevator along the first elevator axis, which first plate is configured to receive the petri dish from the conveyor, to move the first plate from the first neutral position located in the conveyor plane into a first transfer position according to the first information, which is reached as soon as the petri dish is being taken over by the at least one carrier.