Automated handling systems and methods

A system for handling a plurality of objects, comprising:

• a robotic arm configured to pick one or more objects of said plurality of objects from a first position and place each object of said one or more objects at a target position, said robotic arm comprising:
• (i) at least one end effector receiver configured to receive at least one end effector, and
• (ii) an end effector stage comprising two or more end effectors;
• at least one optical sensor configured to obtain information from said one or more objects;
• and
• a computing device comprising:
• (i) a processor operatively coupled to said robotic arm and said at least one optical sensor, and
• (ii) one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media with a computer program including instructions, that when executed by said processor, cause said processor to analyze said information obtained by said optical sensor to select said at least one end effector from said two or more end effectors.

A computer-implemented method for detecting anomalies in one or more objects being sorted, comprising:

• grasping each object of said one or more objects with a robotic arm;
• measuring one or more forces corresponding with said grasping of each object with a force sensor disposed on said robotic arm;
• analyzing a force differential between a measured force of said one or more forces and corresponding expected force;
• and
• generating an anomaly alert if said force differential exceeds a predetermined force threshold.