Pathology slide automation system and method

A slide processing system comprising:

• a mechanical arm;
• a slide portal comprising a plurality of portal slots;
• a processor in communication with the mechanical arm and the slide portal;
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive slide information regarding a slide;
• identify a portal slot from among the portal slots for receiving slides corresponding to the slide information;
• transmit a signal to the mechanical arm to insert a carriage into the portal slot, wherein the carriage has an internal cavity that corresponds to the slide information;
• transmit a signal to the mechanical arm to retrieve the carriage from the portal slot;
• and
• transmit a signal to the mechanical arm to remove the slides from the carriage and store the slides in a storage location.

A method of processing slides comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, slide information;
• identifying, by the processor, a portal slot from among the portal slots for receiving a slide corresponding to the slide information;
• transmitting, by the processor, a signal to a mechanical arm to insert a carriage into the portal slot, wherein the carriage has an internal cavity that corresponds to the slide information;
• transmitting, by the processor, a signal to the mechanical arm to retrieve the carriage from the portal slot;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, a signal to the mechanical arm to remove the slides from the carriage and store the slides in a storage location.