1. An automated task performing system comprising: an imaging device; at least one data store; an automated machine; and a computing device in communication with the imaging device and the automated machine, wherein the computing device is configured to implement one or more services, and wherein the one or more services are configured to: capture an image of an object using the imaging device; recognize a visual cue expressed within the image, wherein the visual cue is associated with at least a portion of the object; determine an association between the visual cue and at least one task to be performed upon the object based at least in part on information regarding a plurality of tasks maintained in the at least one data store; identify at least one action required for executing the at least one task; and provide an electronic instruction for performing the at least one task to the automated machine.