Single-Step Bin-Picking Solution Greatly Lowers Cycle Times

MotoSight 3D BinPick from the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. (Dayton, OH) is an easy-to-use hardware/software solution that relies on one 3D machine vision head to quickly and easily recognize and pick parts that are randomly placed in bins. 3D CAD matching provides simplified, accurate part registration, allowing even complicated parts to be identified.

A high-performance Canon camera uses projected light patterns to locate the parts. Lighting is integrated as part of the camera unit, eliminating the need for additional lighting.

Single-step recognition reduces the need for multiple cameras. Many 3D vision solutions use a two-step recognition technology, which means it first must find the location of the part in a bin via a 3D area sensor and then pick the part. Once picked, a second 2D recognition step is required to detect the orientation of the part for processing.

MotoSight 3D BinPick does both in one recognition step. Once the part is recognized through 3D CAD matching, location and orientation data is transferred to the robot controller via Ethernet, eliminating collisions with other parts or the bin itself. This eliminates the need for complicated programming of parts and can greatly reduce cycle times.

The solution includes interface software for easy integration with Yaskawa robots, rack-mounted graphics workstation, calibration target, automatic bin locator and empty bin detection. Up to 200 part models are supported.

Three camera models are available to cover a range of part and bin sizes.

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