High throughput cassette filler

A small object cassette processing station structured and operable to deposit small objects into selected cells of a small object cassette, said cassette processing station comprising:

• at least one bulk small object bin, each bulk small object bin structured and operable to retain a bulk quantity of loose small objects of a selected type;
• at least one small object counting and parsing subsystem structured and operable to parse a plurality of groups of small objects received from the bulk quantity of the loose small objects retained in a respective one of the at least one bulk small object bin, each group of small objects comprising a respective number of small objects as stipulated by a central control system communicatively connectable to the cassette processing station, each of the at least one small object counting and parsing subsystem comprising:
• a decelerator connected to the respective bulk small object bin by a vacuum conduit structured and operable to transport a plurality of small objects from the respective bulk small object bin to the decelerator,
• an upper small object bin connected to the decelerator and structured and operable to retain small objects received from the decelerator, wherein the decelerator is structured and operable to decelerate a speed of the small objects being transported from the respective bulk small object bin and deposit them into the upper small object bin;
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• a small object distribution subsystem structured and operable to receive each parsed group of small objects and deposit each parsed group of small objects into a respective one of a plurality of small object cells integrally formed in a small object cassette as stipulated by the central control system.

A seed cassette processing station structured and operable to deposit seeds into selected cells of a seed cassette, said cassette processing station comprising:

• at least one bulk seed bin, each bulk seed bin structured and operable to retain a bulk quantity of loose seeds of a selected type;
• at least one seed counting and parsing subsystem structured and operable to parse a plurality of groups of seeds received from the bulk quantity of the loose seeds retained in a respective one of the at least one bulk seed bin, each group of seeds comprising a respective number of seeds as stipulated by a central control system communicatively connectable to the cassette processing station;
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• a seed distribution subsystem structured and operable to receive each parsed group of seeds and deposit each parsed group of seeds into a respective one of a plurality of seed cells integrally formed in a seed cassette as stipulated by the central control system.