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The Problem With Robot Vision + Surface Finishing (solved)

You've got a surface finishing task.

You want to detect the parts with robot vision.

Simple, right?

Not always. Surface finishing can make it difficult for the robot to redetect the object. This leads to missed objects, inefficient programming setups, and a lack of robustness in your application.

But, there is a solution…

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jul 30, 2020 1:05 PM. 7 min read time
 
The Problem With Robot Vision + Surface Finishing (solved)

You've got a surface finishing task.

You want to detect the parts with robot vision.

Simple, right?

Not always. Surface...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jul 30, 2020 1:05 PM
Read more 7 min read time
How to capture sharper images of moving objects

So you’d like to count or inspect moving objects?  Here are a few tips that might help you out.

Audrey Boucher-Genesse
By Audrey Boucher-Genesse
on May 07, 2020 7:00 AM
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Giving Sight to my Robots Skyrocketed my Production

In June 2014, I purchased my first collaborative robot. At that time I was a one-man shop and I was hoping my first “employee”...

Jay Pierson
By Jay Pierson
on Jan 15, 2020 7:00 AM
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Don't Let Your Robot Vision Get Fooled and Fail!

Who says only humans suffer from optical illusions? A robot vision system was recently fooled by a team of engineers. And your...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 26, 2019 11:02 AM
Read more 6 min read time
Bin Picking the Easy Way vs the Hard Way With Robot Vision

It's one of the trickiest robotic tasks in the world. But, you don't need a complex solution to solve it. There's a hard way...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 21, 2019 11:02 AM
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An Unusual Trick That Improves Robot Vision Teaching

Your robot vision just won't detect your object! What's wrong with it!? With this unusual trick, often used by the experts,...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 14, 2019 11:02 AM
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10 Solutions to Improve Robot Vision With Shiny Objects

Lights, camera, … and then reflections on the surface of your shiny objects! Suddenly your flawless robot vision setup can't...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 07, 2019 11:02 AM
Read more 6 min read time
Be Fully in Control with the New Robotiq Wrist Camera - URCap 1.7

Robotiq launched version 1.7 of its Wrist Camera software for Universal Robots. It features major upgrades in advanced vision...

Romy A Letourneau
By Romy A Letourneau
on Mar 04, 2019 10:19 AM
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Go Behind the Scenes of the RUC 2018 Tech Challenge

The technical challenge of the Robotiq User Conference puts many of the world's top collaborative-robot programmers to the...

David Maltais
By David Maltais
on Oct 22, 2018 7:00 AM
Read more 1 min read time

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