System and method of laundry sorting

A laundry system comprising:

• a conveyor configured to advance in a first direction through an evaluation zone;
• a sensor positioned relative to the conveyor;
• a robotic singulator comprising an articulating arm and an end effector configured to grasp an item of laundry from a plurality of items of laundry at a loading zone and to transport the item of laundry to the conveyor;
• a first camera positioned relative to the end effector and the loading zone and configured to obtain at least one first laundry image representing the plurality of items of laundry at the loading zone;
• a second camera directed at the evaluation zone and configured to acquire at least one image of the item of laundry at the evaluation zone as at least one second laundry image;
• and
• a controller configured to receive the at least one first laundry image, create a point-cloud from the at least one image, the point-cloud representing the plurality of items of laundry, including the item of laundry, select a peak of the point-cloud in reference to a reference point, and control the end effector to close on a predetermined position relative to the peak of the point-cloud to grasp the item of laundry and subsequently to operate the articulating arm and the end effector to move the item of laundry to the conveyor, lower the item of laundry into contact with the conveyor as the conveyor advances in the first direction, then release the item of laundry onto the conveyor to spread the item of laundry on the conveyor in the evaluation zone, wherein the controller is configured to operate the second camera to acquire the at least one image upon receipt of a signal from the sensor.