The disclosure provides high-throughput automated annotation of visual data. A method of acquiring and processing visual data is provided, which includes: directing a light of a particular color to atleast one of the plurality of landmarks on an object to illuminate the at least one of the plurality of landmarks; obtaining a first image of the object when the at least one of the plurality of landmarks on the object is illuminated; and extracting coordinates of the at least one of the plurality of landmarks from the first image.
High-throughput automated annotation of visual data