Machine learning is gaining popularity in the commercial world. but its benefits are yet to be well-utilised by many in the microfluidics community. There is immense potential in bridging the gap between applied engineering and artificial intelligence as well as statistics. We illustrate this by a case study investigating the sorting of sperm cells for assisted reproduction. https://www.bekindtopets.com/flash-pick-University-of-Nebraska-Winter-Break-Ear-Warmer-limited-super/