Abstract: A selective sorting method in order to identify and sort material objects of different natures, sizes and shapes having the form of a pile is described. The method is characterized in that the choice of a gripping zone, associated with an object contained in the pile to be sorted, is carried out automatically, and in that the defining of the nature of the object associated with this gripping zone is carried out using at least one sensor that measures at least one electromagnetic radiation emitted by this object. A device able to implement such a method is also described.

Abstract: A device for automatic hooking of parts onto complex supports including at least one multi-articulated system designed for performing part hooking operations as such onto complex supports, and including a gripping device for at least one part, a first vision system, connected to the said multi-articulated system and designed to localize the parts in their positions and orientations to enable the said multi-articulated system to grasp in a determined orientation at least one part to be hooked, a positioning device for a complex support near the multi-articulated system, and a second vision system, connected to the multi-articulated system and designed to localize the complex support to enable the said multi-articulated system to hook the said part onto the said complex support.