Abstract: A sample processing system, and a method in relation thereto, adapted to automatically process a sample, e.g. a faecal sample, prior to the analysis of the sample. The system comprises a sample container for collecting a sample, and a control unit comprising a stored processing recipe that includes parameters to be used to automatically perform the processing of the sample. The control unit is adapted to generate robot control signals, obtained from said processing recipe, to be applied to a robot arranged to move the sample container between different units of the system and to generate control signals to a specific unit when the sample container is about to be treated by that unit.

Abstract: Apparatus for identifying which of a plurality of moulds moulded a particular container includes such moulded containers with coded combinations of lens members in their bottom, the lens members being illuminated to focus light to an optical system terminating at a photosensitive device which emits pulses as the lens members are sequentially scanned.