ABB Robotics adds AI Robot Trainer to its OmniCore EyeMotion vision software

ABB Robotics has launched AI Robot Trainer, an addition to its OmniCore EyeMotion software that lets customers train, deploy and improve AI vision applications for robots without experts having to build AI models from the ground up.

The tools are meant for system integrators and automation partners. They turn images from the factory floor into AI vision data, link image capture, model training, deployment and further improvement in one workflow, and convert what the robot sees into motion through automatic collision-free path planning. A guided workflow and an AI chatbot take users through each step.

ABB says the combination cuts commissioning time by up to 90% and cycle time by up to 50%. It mixes synthetic and real image data, works with any brand of camera and sensor, and covers tasks from simple 2D pick and place to 3D bin picking, quality inspection, sorting and assembly.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, said AI vision links what a robot perceives with what it does, and that customers need a complete workflow to create, deploy and improve it.