Stereo 3D Camera Helps Robots Get to Grips With Bin Picking: Detecting the position of unsorted parts

摘要

3D machine vision is the future for robot vision. Many applications in robotics and automated serial production can only be satisfactorily implemented using three-dimensional data. This applies equally to challenging assembly processes such as bonding and welding, and to the notoriously tricky process of bin picking. The ability to accurately detect the precise position of the unsorted parts is essential for reliable bin picking by robots. The Ensenso stereo 3D camera from IDS represents a solution for 3D image capture that is impressively precise, cost-efficient and fast. The German company is using the new options available with this camera to achieve some seriously speedy bin-picking solutions.