CapSen Robotics introduces the v2.0 release of its CapSen PiC software. The system features an intuitive new user interface (UI) and programmable AI designed to tackle challenging high-mix, low-volume bin-picking tasks.
“Advances in black box AI algorithms for text and image generation have garnered a great deal of press lately, with some companies exploring their use within industrial automation,” says Jared Glover, CEO of CapSen Robotics. “Safety and reliability requirements in manufacturing require a more structured approach, however, so while CapSen PiC 2.0 leverages AI tools to improve its 3D vision and motion planning algorithms, it does so within a constrained framework that provides the user control and peace of mind that the robot will work exactly as programmed, every time.”
Key Takeaways:
- CapSen PiC 2.0 combines 3D vision, motion planning and control algorithms to provide robots the ability to locate, pick and manipulate objects from cluttered bins and shelves. The system accurately detects 3D objects in a range of different positions and orientations, even when they’re partially occluded or in tight workspaces. The software provides consistent and complete control of a robot, end effector, and 3D cameras within a robot cell, greatly lessening the integration burden of deploying a bin-picking system.
- In addition, CapSen PiC 2.0 features programmable AI techniques that enable high-mix, low-volume bin-picking tasks in manufacturing.
- CapSen PiC 2.0 is a hardware-agnostic platform. Its advanced motion planning algorithms ensure collision avoidance while enabling fast and accurate parts picking, regrasping, and advanced tasks such as detangling and assembly of shiny metal objects, such as bolts, springs and washers.
- To ensure that the robot operates as intended with every cycle, CapSen Robotics also provides a new user-friendly UI for setup (including part teaching, configuration and calibration), deployment, running and debugging. With enhanced programmable AI capabilities and a powerful new UI, CapSen PiC 2.0 is designed for modern manufacturing and warehouse applications that require flexibility.
