3D Vision Guided Robotic Assembly 

SICK Ranger

Yes. The laser line generator, imaging hardware and a bunch of software.

Kinemetrix does the software come with the sensor? I have a application I would like to try to use this system how can I reach a representative.

@@jasoncreech4486 The part-finding hardware and software is not packaged as a standalone product that can be integrated by others. Our solution was a comprehensively engineered system that included the 3D vision robot guidance tightly integrated into the system controls. Please check our website www.kinemetrix.com for contact information if you would like to discuss your needs.

Great observation. There are a few non-obvious constraints that determine whether a part is "pickable". For example, the parts shown at 0:42 can be picked by vacuum cup only when their large flat surface is unobstructed. That means: facing up, EOAT pick point not obstructed by neighboring part, not out of the robot's reach, and robot must not collide with conveyor guides or sensor frame. This particular system also images in discrete frames. Parts on the conveyor that span multiple frames are not fully imaged or matched. Since then, we've removed that limitation. During the development of this process, we were surprised to learn that solving the real-time 3D imaging and surface matching was only about 30% of the problem... As a result, all of our 3D guidance applications are optimized as a system: part presentation, imaging, gripping, and path planning. Thanks for your comment.

The variety of parts introduces an additional level of complexity. If the cell were to run "one" part, the solution could have been a more rigid and pickability % would be higher. The trick is to balance the pick rate with a dozen of combinations of parts. At point, the solutions becomes somewhat universal and one needs to establish probabilities on pick rate. Another thing to observe, the robot pick parts that can be oriented 360 degrees. That limits the reach of the tool point. It is a not a lights out, but it is close. Dump the sub assembly parts and pick up the assembled ones later.