Dishwasher with object recognition

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving at a computer system of a dishwasher one or more images from an image sensor;
• using a washwear recognition system to determine whether the image comprises an item of washwear;
• at least partly in response to determining that the image comprises an item of washwear, use a determined washwear type and/or a washwear dimension to identify an unoccupied location in a dishwasher drawer of a size and configured suitable to receive the item of washwear;
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• at least partly in response to identifying an unoccupied location in the dishwasher drawer of a size and configured suitable to receive the item of washwear, commanding an actuator to extend the drawer to thereby receive the item of dishware.

Non-transitory memory that stores instructions that when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving one or more images from an image sensor of a dishwasher;
• using a washwear recognition module to determine whether the image comprises an item of washwear;
• at least partly in response to determining that the image comprises an item of washwear, use a determined washwear type and/or a washwear dimension to identify an unoccupied location in a dishwasher drawer of a size and configured suitable to receive the item of washwear;
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• at least partly in response to identifying an unoccupied location in the dishwasher drawer of a size and configured suitable to receive the item of washwear, commanding an actuator to extend the drawer to thereby receive the item of dishware.