System for separating and identifying articles

A system, comprising:

• a source position, comprising a supplying conveyor element operable to provide articles in containers,
• a discharging conveyor element operable to discharge identified and separated articles,
• a manipulation unit operable to move articles from the source position in the direction of the discharging conveyor element,
• a sensor unit operable to detect the position and/or orientation of the articles at the source position,
• wherein the manipulation unit is configured to pick up the articles from the source position according to the position and/or orientation detected by the sensor unit,
• an identification unit, which is configured to identify the articles moved by the manipulation unit in the direction of the discharging conveyor element,
• wherein the discharging conveyor element comprises a position conveyor, which is configured to convey the article to a first position if this has been identified by the identification unit and to convey the article to a second position (P2) if this has not been identified by the identification unit, wherein the articles are present at the second position (P2) separated from the articles at the source position,
• wherein the second position (P2) is not located on a supplying conveyor element,
• wherein the second position (P2) is arranged within a handle region of the manipulation unit, and
• wherein the manipulation unit is configured to again pick up an article present at the second position (P2) and to move it via the identification unit to the position conveyor.