r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 12d ago

The Robot with vision system

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u/thedudefromsweden 12d ago

Do we call cameras "vision system" now?

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u/The_Infinite_Carrot 12d ago

If you work in the industry, yes. I’m a programmer for a large factory and robots with cameras on are about as common as it gets. The camera’s image is calibrated so each pixel relates to a known distance value or coordinate. The camera program also finds corners/edges/holes/patterns etc that have been taught to a master image. The robot program has variables that are sent from the camera to fill in the target positions so it knows where to go. So although most would just call it a camera, the addition of the software that analyses the image, and the feedback to the robot is considered a ‘vision system’.