Roboception GmbH

12/06/2024

📢 NEWS-NEWS-NEWS: Basler AG becomes a shareholder of Roboception!

We are more than happy and proud to announce that Basler AG is now a strategic investor and shareholder of Roboception GmbH. Building on a partnership that has been growing for a few years now, we will jointly continue to push the boundaries of what is possible with 3D stereo vision technology.

➡ https://roboception.com/basler-acquires-stakes-in-roboception/

03/06/2024

24/01/2024

👀 How can you make the most of your bin picking application with 3D stereo vision for robots? 🔍

Bin picking, a critical step, often at the beginning of production or automation lines, has historically required a significant amount of manual labor. 3D stereo vision provides ‘eyes’ for your robot and enables reliable automated bin picking under varying conditions.

🤖 Critical Aspects of Bin Picking:

When planning a bin picking application, critical aspects include:

➡ Selecting appropriate robotic tools to ensure operational efficiency

➡ Formulating deliberate strategies, including considerations such as collision avoidance

➡ Defining a picking sequence, prioritizing elements such as picking the highest value parts first

🔎 Deciphering Bin Picking Dynamics:

The complex dynamics of bin picking require a comprehensive understanding of the 3D vision configuration. Key considerations include:

➡ Recognizing the iterative nature of the process, which requires continuous part detection and adaptation to picking disturbances

➡ Navigating the complexity of multiple parts with random orientations

➡ Leveraging 3D stereo vision to identify parts based on their unique shapes

📏 Precision Tailored to Applications:

Another key insight is to recognize different accuracy requirements. Understanding that smaller parts require increased accuracy, while larger parts can operate with a reduced accuracy threshold, allows for a nuanced selection of the suitable 3D stereo vision solution.

⚙ Optimizing Robot Programming:

In the realm of robot programming, two essential facets deserve exploration:

➡ Addressing the unstructured nature of bin extraction, a unique challenge for each part, using 3D stereo vision solutions to navigate feasible extraction paths

➡ Achieving cycle time optimization by seamlessly integrating recognition time with robot motions

At Roboception, we provide more than just 3D stereo vision technology: We provide ‘Eyes and Brains for Your Robot’. Make the most of your bin picking application and contact us today via: https://roboception.com/en/contact/

10/01/2024

We ❤ research: Introducing AutASa project!💡

At Roboception, we're thrilled to be part of a groundbreaking research project and are keen to share insights into AutASa (Autonomous Assistance for Semi-Autonomous Waste Disposal).

🔷 Motivation:
Just as robots revolutionized manufacturing, service robots are set to redefine labor-intensive tasks in commercial and public spaces. AutASa focuses on enhancing efficiency by integrating intelligent robotic assistance in semi-autonomous waste disposal, empowering humans to leverage their cognitive skills for a more productive collaboration with assistive robots.

🔷 Goals and Approach:
Our aim? Developing an intelligent robotic arm seamlessly integrated into waste collection vehicles. This arm will autonomously pick up, empty, and set down waste containers in any configuration, thanks to cutting-edge AI-based approaches enabling dynamic environment recognition. Unlike conventional systems, AutASa merges signals from various sensors, creating a detailed digital representation of the surroundings. This allows for both ‘unsafe’ object recognition and ‘safe’ person recognition, enabling real-time reactions to dynamic events and obstacles without compromising computational efficiency. The project also includes an AI-based path planning application and a grasping strategy, addressing challenges in movement detection, collision avoidance, and safe manipulation.

🔷 Innovations and Perspectives:
AutASa is notjust about waste disposal; it's a game-changer for industries facing similar challenges. The autonomous service robot arm liberates employees from collecting garbage cans in difficult conditions. The innovations in safe environment recognition, dynamic path planning, lightweight kinematics, and fusion of sensor signals hold the potential for broader applications across industries like construction and agriculture.

Join our partners MRK-Systeme GmbH, Fraunhofer IGCV, GmbH, Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co KG, and us on the journey towards a future where robots transform how we approach challenging tasks! 🌍💡

This project is funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung as part of the funding initiative KMU-innovativ and managed by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., DLR Projektträger.

02/01/2024

Easy pickings with the bin picking application. 😎

The new KUKA.SmartBinPicking software allows KUKA robots to bin-pick specific parts and thanks to our partnership with vision expert Roboception, this technology package is easy to integrate into the production process with no major programming effort. Discover more at https://bit.ly/479ySEj

14/12/2023

Accurate in logistics is a challenge not only during the Christmas period. 🎄 Luckily, the robotic elf can help out our Chief Happiness Officer Ferdinand to sort all the presents and place them accurately into the right box 🎁

We wish you a peaceful Advent season! 🕯

27/11/2023

🦾 Robots for the people! 🤖 We are pleased to announce our integration into KUKA’s iiQKA Robotic Republic, a groundbreaking open, digital ecosystem designed for the most demanding robotics professionals.

🔧 Seamless compatibility: Our modular vision products seamlessly integrate with the components within the iiQKA ecosystem. Say goodbye to compatibility concerns and streamline your robotics projects effortlessly.

🛡️ Safety assured: Certified by KUKA, we guarantee that all safety standards are met, ensuring the highest level of safety in your robotics endeavors.

👀 Visionary Solutions: We proudly take our place as the first robot vision provider within the iiQKA ecosystem. Our modular vision products are now available on the my.KUKA marketplace, bringing a world of new robot vision capabilities to your automation projects.

https://my.kuka.com/s/product/detail/01t1i000003O5qsAAC?language=en_US

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24/11/2023

08/11/2023

🤝 We are happy to welcome the ITN-5GSmartFact Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in our office in Munich today! Joint events and face-to-face meetings like this foster collaboration between the ESRs and their supervisors. All ESRs have the opportunity to present the current status of their research in short pitches, discuss technological challenges and joint demonstrators, and receive valuable input from industry experts.

💡Following an insightful workshop day, the next two days will be dedicated to attending the one6G Summit, the leading platform for expert discussions about challenges, opportunities, and progress achieved on the journey toward a hyper-connected world: https://summit2023.one6g.org/

Welcome to Munich!

ℹ 5GSmartFact is an MSCA-ITN project that aims to study, develop, optimize and evaluate the deployment of 5G networks for the benefit of industrial automation. The project is funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement ID 956670.

07/11/2023

🔍 Looking to improve your robot vision projects and reduce the complexities involved? Look no further! Synthetic data could be the game changer you need. Discover how synthetic data can be an asset to your robot vision projects, increasing efficiency and providing a wide range of benefits, in this article by our CEO Suppa:

Dr Michael Suppa shares how the emergence of synthetic data is a game-changer for firms looking to reduce the costly and time-consuming process of creating data sets for training AI

03/11/2023

🚀 Exciting news: introducing the rc_visard NG – your robot vision platform for flexible automation!

The next generation of the smart 3D stereo sensor rc_visard makes machine vision even more adaptable and user-friendly for integrators and end-users in the robotics domain.

✨ Highlights:

🔗 Future-Ready: With the rc_visard NG, we simplify software and hardware integration for our customers, taking our 'Eyes and Brains for Your Robot' mission to the next level.

🏆 AI-driven: The rc_visard NG is powered by today’s most advanced embedded AI solution, the NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ series.

🔄 Seamless Integration: The new rc_visard NG seamlessly integrates proven software solutions and proprietary add-ons using the on-board ‘UserSpace’ directly on the sensor.

🌟 Holistic vision platform: Our rc_visard NG allows easy integration of manufacturer-specific and user-specific applications on the same hardware, enhancing flexibility and cost-efficiency.

💡 Smarter than ever: The rc_visard NG, with its 'UserSpace' and increased computing power, empowers users to automate small series production with ease. It's perfectly designed for diverse vision tasks in classic automation and new areas.

Learn more: https://roboception.com/en/rc-visard-ng-vision-platform/

12/10/2023

👀 See our CAD-based detection solutions live in action at the 41st Motek – international trade fair for automation in production and assembly, currently taking place in Stuttgart, until tomorrow afternoon.

Visit the Trotec Laser booth in hall 7, booth 7219, where our partner Franka Emika is showcasing a compact integrated production line. Discover the future of automation that incorporates our advanced vision solutions, tailor-made materials sourced from Xometry, and state-of-the-art laser engraving technology from Trotec.

🤝 We are looking forward to discussing your challenges and to helping establish more flexibility in your warehouse!
Contact us via: https://roboception.com/en/contact/