Robotic system for performing pattern recognition-based inspection of pharmaceutical containers

A method for performing inspection of containers using pattern recognition, the method comprising:

• causing a robotic arm to retrieve, using an end effector of the robotic arm, a container, the robotic arm being configured to manipulate containers with greater than four degrees of freedom of movement;
• causing the robotic arm to manipulate the container using the end effector, such that the container is sequentially placed in a plurality of orientations while the container is in view of a single imager, wherein the container has a first roll angle and a first pitch angle in a first orientation of the plurality of orientations, and the container has (i) a second roll angle that is different from the first roll angle or (ii) a second pitch angle that is different from the first pitch angle in a second orientation of the plurality of orientations;
• causing the single imager to capture a plurality of images, with each of the plurality of images being captured while the container is in a respective one of the plurality of orientations;
• determining one or more attributes of the container, and a sample within the container, by analyzing the plurality of images using a pattern recognition model;
• determining, based on the one or more attributes of the container and the sample, whether the container and the sample satisfies one or more criteria;
• and
• based on whether the container and the sample satisfies the one or more criteria, either (i) causing the robotic arm to place the container in an area reserved for rejected containers and/or samples, or (ii) causing the robotic arm to place the container in an area reserved for containers and/or samples that have not been rejected.

A method for performing inspection of containers using pattern recognition, the method comprising:

• causing a robotic arm to retrieve, using an end effector of the robotic arm, a container;
• causing a single imager to be sequentially placed in a plurality of orientations while the container is in view of the single imager;
• causing the single imager to capture a plurality of images of the container, with each of the plurality of images being captured while the single imager is in a respective one of the plurality of orientations, wherein the container has a first roll angle and a first pitch angle in a first image of the plurality of images, and the container has (i) a second roll angle that is different from the first roll angle or (ii) a second pitch angle that is different from the first pitch angle in a second image of the plurality of images;
• determining one or more attributes of the container and the sample by analyzing the plurality of images using a pattern recognition model;
• determining, based on the one or more attributes of the container and the sample, whether the container and the sample satisfies one or more criteria;
• and
• based on whether the container and the sample satisfies the one or more criteria, either (i) causing the robotic arm to place the container in an area reserved for rejected containers and/or samples, or (ii) causing the robotic arm to place the container in an area reserved for containers and/or samples that have not been rejected.