> A pic controlled robotic arm might be the
> way forward, to remove the manual operation of transfering the clothes from
> tub a to tub b; something akin to those amusement arcade machines that
> use a small crane to pick up fluffy toys and drop them down an adjoining
> chute.

Sounds like a good idea but where are you going to get all the dollar
bills necessary to keep feeding the crane?  Those fingers on the grabber
are usually too polished to pick up the clothes and you would have a high
slippage rate.  Could get expensive!

Todd