System and method for the processing of products

A system for processing of products, comprising

• a bulk supply conveyor for supplying products;
• a discharge conveyor for discharging of products;
• a transfer robot arranged for transferring products from the bulk supply conveyor to the discharge conveyor;
• a controller arranged for selecting, on the basis of predetermined selection criteria, a product that is to be transferred, from products that are fed with the bulk supply conveyor to the transfer robot, and for controlling the transfer robot, on the basis of the selection, for the purpose of transferring, by the transfer robot, of the product that is to be transferred;
• a transfer station for manual transfer to the discharge conveyor, of products that have not been transferred by the transfer robot,
• wherein the transfer station is provided in the system in such a way that products that have not been transferred by the transfer robot end up at the transfer station,
• wherein the system comprises several such transfer robots, which are provided successively, seen in a transport direction of the bulk supply conveyor, and wherein the bulk supply conveyor comprises a main conveyor with several branches, wherein each branch ends up at one of the several transfer robots,
• wherein the system comprises a respective branch device associated with each branch, which is arranged for causing products to move across from the main conveyor to the respective branch,
• the system further comprising a branch controller arranged for controlling the respective branch devices in such a way that products move across from the main conveyor to the branches for supplying said products to the transfer robots via the branches.