CPC A01K 1/0023 (2013.01) [G01G 17/08 (2013.01); G16Y 10/05 (2020.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an entry gate;
a sorting scale coupled to the entry gate;
an exit gate coupled to the sorting scale;
a sorting gate, wherein the sorting gate includes two substantially parallel components;
a plurality of gates coupled to the sorting gate; and
a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
open the entry gate to enable a first object to enter the sorting scale through the entry gate;
obtain a first weight of the first object using the sorting scale;
close the entry gate upon determining the first weight of the first object is higher than a predetermined weight;
move the two substantially parallel components of the sorting gate based on the first weight of the first object to form a passageway between the exit gate and one of the plurality of gates, wherein the two substantially parallel components of the sorting gate are substantially parallel before and after the moving; thereafter,
open the exit gate to enable the first object to pass through the passageway and reach the one of the plurality of gates;
obtain a second weight of the first object using the sorting scale;
close the exit gate upon determining the second weight of the first object is lower than the predetermined weight;
determine that the exit gate has been opened for a predetermined period of time; and in response,
open the entry gate while the exit gate is open to enable a second object to enter the sorting scale through the entry gate to facilitate the first object to pass through the exit gate.
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