Enhanced robot vision system helps sort, pick and place

The new features, which, according to OnRobot, mean ‘Eyes’ can be deployed in quality inspection applications and on mobile set-ups, include one-shot detection for multiple objects, colour and blob detection, and automatic landmark calibration tools designed to speed up cycle time for mobile robot set-ups. The company adds that the device’s inspection features can be used to inspect parts removed from CNC machines, or to check IMM parts for excessive or inadequate material after a part has been moulded. It also supports manual inspections.

OnRobot says the new Landmark feature makes it easy to program mobile robots to move from station to station, using end user-defined landmarks as their guide. The company points out that this feature can also be used to initiate specific robot operations. For example, when ‘Eyes’ detects the arrival of a mobile cart in its workspace loaded with parts for picking, it can easily switch to pick-and-place routines.

Says Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO at OnRobot: “Traditional approaches to industrial automation place the product at the centre, which results in costly, over-complicated solutions to simple automation problems. OnRobot takes a more practical, application-centred approach. This means providing our customers with easy-to-use tools tailored to specific application needs. But it also means empowering customers through updates to existing products that enable deployments in new application domains.”

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