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How Template Matching Works in Robot Vision

What does a robot vision system see when it detects an object on the production line? Computer vision systems have become both advanced and intuitive in recent years. It can be easy to forget that they are still very rudimentary compared to human vision. In this article, we look at one common approach to robot vision and how it affects the computer vision used by your robot.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jun 30, 2016 7:00 AM. 5 min read time
 
How Template Matching Works in Robot Vision

What does a robot vision system see when it detects an object on the production line? Computer vision systems have become both...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jun 30, 2016 7:00 AM
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Improve Performance and Reduce Risk With Safety Sensors

Even though collaborative robots are designed to be inherently safe, it doesn't mean you can just forget about risk. Safety...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jun 28, 2016 7:00 AM
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New Robotiq Vision System Breaks Down Integration Barriers

We are proud to launch Camera, our new vision-guided pick and place solution for Universal Robots that shortens setup time to...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Jun 21, 2016 4:00 AM
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5 Reasons Why You Should Use Force Feedback in Robotics

For many years, industrial robots were not able to monitor their surroundings. With the introduction of different sensors for...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Jan 13, 2016 7:00 AM
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Q&As When Developing a Robotic Manipulation Cell (Part 1of 2)
To help people who are looking at automating manipulation tasks, we decided to put together a list of Q&A’s to make sure that...
Alexandre Pare
By Alexandre Pare
on Jun 25, 2015 10:39 AM
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SAFFIR The Firefighting Robot

One of the main goals of robots is to do jobs that are too dangerous for humans. In some cases it can be a repetitive task that

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 03, 2015 11:41 AM
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Machining with Industrial Robots

The machining world has been using robots for a little while. Mostly to do machine tending. Although, with a lot of...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Nov 23, 2014 8:08 AM
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7 Types of Industrial Robot Sensors

In the industrial and automation world, machines need sensors to provide them with the required information to execute a...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 30, 2014 10:02 PM
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Kinect in Industrial Robotic Application

We've already discussed how the Microsoft Kinect can be used in robotic mobile manipulation. See the following video showing...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 16, 2014 12:19 PM
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