A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one image acquisition device configured to obtain one or more images of sample containers in a sample container holder. It also includes an image analysis device coupled to the at least one image acquisition device. The image analysis device is con
A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one image acquisition device configured to obtain one or more images of sample containers in a sample container holder. It also includes an image analysis device coupled to the at least one image acquisition device. The image analysis device is configured to analyze, by a processor, the one or more images of the sample containers in the sample container holder, to determine (a) a presence or absence of sample containers at sample container holder locations in the sample container holder, and (b) sample container characteristics of the sample containers in the sample container holder, wherein the sample container characteristics include one or more of cap color, cap shape, labels and markers associated with the sample containers, or one or more sample container holder characteristics.
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1. A system comprising: at least one image acquisition device configured to obtain one or more images of a sample container holder and a sample container in the sample container holder when positioned above the sample container holder, and wherein the sample container comprises a sample tube body an
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A system comprising: at least one image acquisition device configured to obtain one or more images of a sample container holder and a sample container in the sample container holder when positioned above the sample container holder, and wherein the sample container comprises a sample tube body and a sample tube cap including a tube cap indicator; andan image analysis device comprising a processor, and coupled to the at least one image acquisition device and configured to analyze, by the processor, the one or more images of the sample container holder and the sample container in the sample container holder, to determine a status associated with the tube cap indicator of the sample tube cap,wherein the tube cap indicator is either (a) a centrifugation indicator providing a visual mark, which changes appearance during centrifugation according to a centrifugation time and force, or (b) an urgent sample indicator comprising a visual marker, which indicates that a sample in the sample container body is to be processed urgently or non-urgently. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the centrifugation indicator or the urgent sample indicator is located at a top of the sample container. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one image acquisition device is mounted on a robotic arm having a gripper unit capable of gripping an object, wherein the robotic arm is capable of moving in three dimensions. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the image analysis device is further configured to analyze the one or more images of the sample container in the sample container holder to determine a characteristic of the sample container, wherein the characteristic is a cap color of the sample tube cap of the sample container. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one image acquisition device comprises at least three cameras configured to take images of at least three sample container holders holding sample containers, respectively. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the sample container holder holds a plurality of sample containers with different sample tube caps, the different sample tube caps having different cap shapes and different cap colors. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the image analysis device is further configured to analyze the one or more images of the sample container in the sample container holder, to determine characteristics of the sample container, wherein the characteristics of the sample container holder comprise a sample container holder size and a sample container holder color. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the tube cap indicator is the urgent sample indicator and comprises a movable sample status indicator. 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the tube cap indicator is the centrifugation indicator, and includes a pressure sensitive device. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the tube cap indicator is the centrifugation indicator and the centrifugation indicator comprises a gel. 11. A method comprising: acquiring, by at least one image acquisition device, one or more images of a sample container holder and a sample container in the sample container holder, wherein the at least one image acquisition device is positioned above the sample container holder, and wherein the sample container comprises a sample tube body and a sample tube cap including a tube cap indicator; andanalyzing, by a processor in an image analysis device, at least one image to determine a status of the tube cap indicator of the sample tube cap, wherein the tube cap indicator is either (a) a centrifugation indicator, providing a visual mark, which changes appearance during centrifugation according to a centrifugation time and force, or (b) an urgent sample indicator, providing a visual marker, which is indicates that a sample in the sample container body is to be processed urgently or non-urgently. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the sample container is a first sample container containing a first sample, and wherein a second sample container comprising a second sample is in the sample container holder, wherein the first sample container is processed in a different manner than the second sample container, after analyzing the one or more images. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the tube cap indicator is the urgent sample indicator, which comprises a movable sample status indicator. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the centrifugation indicator or the urgent sample indicator is located at a top of the sample container. 15. The method of claim 11 wherein the tube cap indicator is the centrifugation indicator, and comprises a gel. 16. The method of claim 11 wherein the tube cap indicator is the centrifugation indicator, and comprises a pressure-sensitive film. 17. The method of claim 11 further comprising: moving a gripper attached to the image acquisition device in order to pick up the sample container after analyzing the one or more images. 18. A system comprising: at least one image acquisition device configured to obtain one or more images of a sample container in a sample container holder when positioned above the sample container in the sample container holder; andan image analysis device comprising a processor, and coupled to the at least one image acquisition device and configured to analyze, by the processor, the one or more images of the sample container in the sample container holder, to determine (a) a presence and a characteristic of the sample container holder, wherein the characteristic of sample container holder comprises a color or a shape of the sample container holder, or a label or marker associated with the sample container holder, and (b) a presence or absence, and a characteristic of the sample container in the sample container holder, wherein the characteristic of the sample container includes a color or shape of the sample container, or a label or marker associated with the sample container,wherein the determination of the presence or absence of the sample container in the sample container holder includes determining the presence or absence of the sample container in a recess of the sample container holder by analyzing a shape of the recess or a color of a portion of the sample container holder forming the recess. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the determination of the presence or absence of the sample container in the sample container holder includes determining the presence or absence of the sample container in the recess of the sample container holder by analyzing the shape of the recess. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the image analysis device is configured to analyze, by the processor, the one or more images of the sample container holder and the sample container in the sample container holder, to determine (a) the characteristic of the sample container holder, wherein the characteristic of sample container holder comprises a color or shape of the sample container holder, and (b) the presence or absence of the sample container in the sample container holder.
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