Roboception

PRESENTED BY Michael Suppa NOMINATED BY DLR, German Aerospace Center   Reliable perception solutions are the key to enabling robots to flexibly operate in unknown, unstructured environments such as households/ homes, (health) care facilities or small and medium enterprises. Roboception GmbH develops software and hardware products for real-time perception, localization and action planning of robotic systems – or in very simple terms: the company provides ‘eyes and brains’ for robots. Roboception’s rc_visard sensor family supports a variety of robot applications, ranging from bin-picking to navigation. The four versions of the rc_visard feature two different baselines (65 mm, 160 mm) and a color or monochrome acquisition capacity.

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Michael Suppa, Roboception

Verena Wagner, DLR – GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER

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With its onboard processing capabilities, the sensor can be integrated directly into applications, obviating the need for external computers. An intuitive web interface enables an easy set-up and configuration. Last, but not least, multiple sensors can easily operate without interference in the same work space. All rc_visards come with the same basic software package that can be further enhanced by optional components from the rc_reason software suite. These can be easily activated on-board any rc_visard, and intuitively operated through the sensor’s standard user interface. The solutions include highly intuitive, user-friendly interfaces, parametrization and programming, hence a detailed robotic knowledge is not required for their setup and operation. Designed as plug-and-produce solutions, they are compatible with a variety of robotic platforms. On top of this, customer-specific solutions are developed in compliance with individual production requirements. Following the concept of “Sense. Reason. Act”, Roboception’s solutions close the robotic perception-action loop.