Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects

A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

• based on data indicating that machine-readable information is included on at least one face of at least one physical object, causing a robotic manipulator to grasp the at least one physical object at one or more locations on the at least one physical object different from the at least one face and move the at least one physical object through a designated area in space such that the at least one face of the at least one physical object moves within a particular field of view of the one or more optical sensors, wherein the machine-readable information comprises information associated with the at least one physical object;
• determining, via one or more optical sensors, a location of the machine-readable information included on the at least one physical object as the at least one physical object is moved through the designated area in space;
• based on the determined location and further based on a scanning of the machine-readable information by the one or more optical sensors as the at least one physical object is moved through the designated area in space, receiving the information associated with the at least one physical object;
• based on the information associated with the at least one physical object, determining a respective location in a physical environment of the robotic manipulator at which to place the at least one physical object;
• and
• causing the robotic manipulator to move the at least one physical object to the respective location.