15. Weighing apparatus comprising in combination: (a) first conveying means, (b) first control means for controlling the operation of said first conveying means, (c) second conveying means, (d) weighing means disposed between said first and said second conveying means and operable to receive and sense the weight of articles conveyed by said first conveying means, (e) a microphone accessible to a person controlling a weighing operation by said weighing means, (f) first computing means operable to receive speech signals of selected words of speech spoken into said microphone and to generate first command control signals in accordance with the words of speech spoken into said microphone by electrically processing and analyzing the speech signals output by said microphone, (g) means for selectively applying said control signals to said first control means to selectively control the operation of said first conveying means to permit an operator of said apparatus to properly control the conveyance of articles by said first conveying means to said weighing means and to permit said weighing means to properly weigh articles delivered by said first conveying means, and (h) means for transferring articles after they have been weighed to said second conveying means to permit said second conveying means to convey said articles away from said weighing means.
17. Weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said weighing means comprises an article manipulator disposed between said first and second conveying means and operable to pick-up, weigh and transfer articles from said first to said second conveying means.