FANUC has combined its knowledge of articulated robots with camera systems to create an intelligent vision system that combines the R-30iA robot controller and Integrated Vision (iR Vision) vision system in one platform for flexible handling.
The R-30iA can interface with up to 32 cameras through the Fanuc-supplied multiplexer hardware, and these cameras can be mounted remotely or directly on the robot end effecter. The camera package includes an integrated LED ring light that can be controlled through the robot program.
The system is said to increase the accuracy of handling large parts by combining several individual camera images to get one accurate combined offset value; the system allows each camera to view a small section of a large part, thus increasing the resolution accuracy.
The integrated vision system can be setup through the robot web-server that is accessed through one of the two freely-available ethernet ports on the R-30iA main board.