System and method for automatically loading pallet boards

A board loading system comprising:

• a first board loading cell including:
• a robot having an end of arm tool configured to grasp and transport at least one board;
• a feed assembly including:
• a receiving conveyor configured to receive the at least one board grasped and transported by the robot;
• a sorting region individually receiving one of the boards from the receiving conveyer, the sorting region including:
• a ramp having an inspection position where an inspection sensor inspects the one of the boards received from the receiving conveyor;
• and
• a board sorting mechanism configured to sort the one of the boards having been scanned by the inspection sensor according to the scanning results associated therewith, the sorting of the one of the boards including allowing passage of the one of the boards when determined to be acceptable and properly oriented, reorienting and allowing passage of the one of the boards when determined to be acceptable and improperly oriented, and rejecting the one of the boards for removal from the feed assembly when determined to be unacceptable;
• a transport conveyor configured to transfer the acceptable boards towards an assembly mechanism associated with the board loading system.