A feature of the vision system is its integration with robotic systems through the integration of a vision board, an illumination board and a tracking board into the RCX3 series multi-axis robot controller.This integration enables unified management of robot control, image processing, illumination control and data processing for conveyor belt tracking by the robot program alone, significantly reducing system setup time.With the addition of "blob detection", the system can now handle products such as food and clothing - which have a greater variation in shape and size compared to industrial products - thus expanding its range of applications.

New features of the RCXiVY2+
The word "blob" evokes the idea of an amorphous lump or mass.Blob detection functions take grayscale images (including light and shadow variations) captured by cameras, apply certain threshold criteria and convert them into black and white images through binary encoding.This detection method can then recognize the presence or absence, number or size of blobs.

The RCXiVY2+'s blob detection can detect workpieces two to ten times faster than with the edge detection capabilities of previous models.This upgrade means the new model can perform tasks such as picking, presence detection and high-speed counting of multiple workpieces with irregularly shaped objects such as food and clothing.The combination of RCXiVY2+ and Scara robots is ideal for high-speed tracking of conveyor belts.

The search speed has been improved by eight to 45 percent thanks to a more powerful CPU, while the number of pixels and the frame rate have also been improved through the use of a high-performance camera.

The market for industrial robots continues to grow. In addition to the automotive, electrical and electronics industries, the use of industrial robots has also increased in recent years in areas such as the food, clothing and cosmetics industries. In response, Yamaha Motor has developed vision systems that are optimized for the detection of irregularly shaped objects, which are characteristic of industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, clothing and cosmetics. as