laboratory automation systems, namely, systems which automate all important front-end and back-end features for laboratory use, comprised of centrifuges, tube type recognition via cap identification scanners, sample quality control machines, decapping, barcode printing and labeling machines, aliquoting, sorting, recapping and archiving machines; automated centrifuges for laboratory use featuring automatic loading and unloading of centrifugation racks and automatic centrifugation decision making machines per rack through tube type identification via cap recognition; laboratory sample quality classification and evaluation systems comprising machines for the automatic classification and evaluation of laboratory samples; automatic decapping systems for laboratory use, comprising machines for removal of closures on sample tubes and barcode alignment towards the rack opening; chemical sample quality classification and evaluation systems comprising machines for the automatic classification and evaluation of the quality and volume of chemical samples; automated tube recapping systems for laboratory use, comprising machines for closing, capping and foil wrapping of sample tubes; sample tube sorting systems for laboratory use featuring barcode scanning and archiving options, optional decapping modules and integrated tube type identification via cap recognition; sample sorting systems for laboratory use, barcode scanning systems, comprising machines for removal of closures on sample tubes, alignment of the barcode towards the rack opening, archiving, and integrated optional sample quality control, tube type identification via cap recognition and recapping modules; aliquoting systems for laboratory use; Camera and barcode scanning systems, comprising machines for removal of closures on sample tubes, alignment of the barcode towards the rack opening, sorting, aliquoting and archiving of samples, with optional sample quality control feature, tube type identification via cap recognition, liquid level detection and recapping modules; barcode, labeling and printing machines, all for laboratory use for the preparation and classification of samples; sample sorting machines for use with hematology tubes for laboratory use, featuring barcode scanning and archiving; automatic and manually configurable sample sorting machines for laboratory use; high throughput sample sorting machines for laboratory use, featuring a camera module and barcode scanning device and machines for the removal of closures on sample tubes, alignment of the barcode towards the rack opening, sorting and archiving of samples, with an optional recapping module; software, namely, data management and graphical user interface software for use with laboratory automation systems; barcode scanning and barcode validation software