Articles and Press Releases

2011 Articles & Press

Date of Release:
August, 2011
Motoman Robotics & Universal Robotics Introduce New 3D Vision Solution For Box Moving Applications

MotoSight™ 3D Spatial Vision, an innovative 3D vision system, delivers cost-effective, flexible and scalable real-time 3D vision guidance for Motoman® robots. It is ideally suited for box moving and depalletizing applications, as introduced at Pack Expo (Sept 26, 2011 / Las Vegas) …
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Date of Release:
August, 2011
Smart Alliances: Robot Learning via 3D Vision – Inspect Magazine

3D vision systems are playing an essential new role in the field of robotics and are enabling the automation of tasks that have been impossible to automate previously.Universal Robotics created novel soft-ware called Spatial Vision that turns any pair of webcams into a cost-effective and easy to calibrate and install 3D vision system. Spatial Vision was created during the development of Neocortex, a sensory-motor based form of artificial intelligence that enables robots to learn …
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Date of Release:
June, 2011
Universal Robotics Releases Spatial Vision 2.0

The next generation 3D vision software features enhanced accuracy, ease-of-use and new functionality.Universal Robotics, Inc. has launched version 2.0 of its 3D vision software, Spatial Vision. The product, which turns a pair of webcams into a cost-efficient and accurate 3D vision system, now includes enhanced accuracy tools, support for new cameras, and improved user interfaces.
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Date of Release:
June, 2011
Three-Dimensional Vision Guidance Systems – AzoOptics.com

MotoSight 3D Spatial Vision can be used for a wide range of applications such as automated kitting, box moving, and part picking. This 3D vision guidance system is an adaptable and upgradeable package that functions in real time. The system is easy to install and provides an alignment wizard that directs users through calibration of the robot and cameras.
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Date of Release:
June, 2011
Improving “The Vision Thing” – American Machinist Magazine

Motoman Robotics has introduced two 3D-recognition vision functions for its industrial robot installations. The division of Yaskawa America Inc. is the second largest robotics company in the Americas with over 30,000 units installed, performing arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, material cutting, material removal and spot welding operations.
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Date of Release:
Janurary, 2011
Do androids dream of electric sheep? – The Tennessean

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Yes, says Alan Peters, a Nashville-based robotics expert and entrepreneur.And they learn by doing or more precisely, by moving and adapting to their environment. In real life, HAL-9000 of 2001: A Space Odyssey movie fame couldn’t have thought, learned and schemed as it did because it was a stationary machine.
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