Motion determination in automated testing apparatus

A controller suitable for controlling an apparatus for testing a biological specimen,

• the apparatus comprising:
• a receiving mechanism to receive a carrier, wherein the carrier includes a holding area, wherein the holding area is configured to carry or to be exposed to the biological specimen;
• and
• a camera module arranged to capture a plurality of images of the holding area;
• wherein the controller is configured to utilize the camera module to:
• adaptively select, based on the plurality of images of the holding area, an analytical algorithm suitable for a motion property that is characteristic of the biological specimen being tested;
• and
• perform a set of analytic processes that corresponds to the selected analytic algorithm on the captured imagery to generate an analytic result associated with the biological specimen.