Multi-axis robotic vial loading system

1 . A multi-axis robotic loading system comprising:

at least one conveyor belt;

at least one multi-axis robotic arm; and

at least one gripper;

wherein the at least one conveyor belt is operable to transport at least one container to the at least one multi-axis robotic arm;

wherein the at least one gripper is removably attached to the at least one multi-axis robotic arm;

wherein the at least one multi-axis robotic arm is operable to automatically change the at least one gripper; and

wherein, via the at least one gripper, the at least one multi-axis robotic arm is operable to grab the at least one container; and

wherein, once the at least one gripper captures the at least one container, the at least one multi-axis robotic arm is operable to transport the at least one container to a storage device.

2 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one multi-axis robotic arm has at least three degrees of freedom.

3 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 1 , wherein the storage device includes a tray, wherein the at least one container includes a vial.

4 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one gripper includes a vacuum gripper, wherein the vacuum gripper includes an attachment module, a vacuum generation component, and a gripping component, wherein the attachment module is removably attached to the multi-axis robotic arm.

5 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one conveyor belt includes at least one container sorting component, wherein the at least one container sorting component is operable to rotate a plurality of containers moving along the at least one conveyor belt, wherein the at least one container sorting component is operable to maintain spacing of the plurality of containers.

6 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one multi-axis robotic arm changes the at least one gripper based on a container characteristic, wherein the container characteristic includes at least one of container size or container shape.

7 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one gripper is operable to move in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

8 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 7 further comprising a plurality of grippers positioned above the at least one multi-axis robotic arm, wherein the at least one multi-axis robotic arm is operable to extend toward the plurality of grippers, wherein the at least one multi-axis robotic arm is further operable to attach to at least one gripper of the plurality of grippers.

9 . A multi-axis robotic loading system comprising:

at least one conveyor belt;

a plurality of multi-axis robotic arms; and

a plurality of grippers;

wherein the at least one conveyor belt is operable to transport a plurality of containers to the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms;

wherein the plurality of grippers is removably attached to the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms;

wherein, via the plurality of grippers, the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to capture the plurality of containers; and

wherein, once the plurality of containers is captured, the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to transport the plurality of containers to at least one storage device.

10 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one conveyor belt includes at least two conveyor belts, wherein the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms comprise a first multi-axis robotic arm and a second multi-axis robotic arm, wherein the at least two conveyor belts includes a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt transports a first plurality of containers to the first multi-axis robotic arm, wherein the second conveyor belt transports a second plurality of containers to the second multi-axis robotic arm.

11 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 10 , wherein the first conveyor belt moves at a different speed than the second conveyor belt.

12 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms includes at least three degrees of freedom.

13 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms includes at least five degrees of freedom.

14 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of grippers includes at least one vacuum gripper, wherein the at least one vacuum gripper includes an attachment module, a vacuum generation component, and a gripping component.

15 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of grippers includes a pneumatic gripper, wherein the pneumatic gripper includes an attachment module, a vacuum generation component, and a gripping component.

16 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 9 , wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to automatically change at least one gripper.

17 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 16 , wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to change the at least one gripper based on a container characteristic, wherein the container characteristic includes at least one of container size or container shape.

18 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one gripper is operable to move in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

19 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 17 further comprising a plurality of grippers positioned above the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms, wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to extend toward the plurality of grippers, wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is further operable to attach to at least one gripper of the plurality of grippers.

20 . The multi-axis robotic loading system of claim 19 , wherein each multi-axis robotic arm of the plurality of multi-axis robotic arms is operable to place a connected gripper in the plurality of grippers, wherein, after placing the connected gripper in the plurality of grippers, the multi-axis robotic arm is operable to attach to a second gripper.