OmniCore EyeMotion lets robots adapt to complex environments in real time, says ABB

ABB Robotics today launched OmniCore EyeMotion, which enables an OmniCore-powered robot to recognize its surroundings using any third-party camera or sensor and adapt in real time, even in complex applications.

“Over the past decade, we have evolved AI vision to give robots ‘eyes’ that can see the world in 3D, but previously this required advanced camera hardware,” stated Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics. “In one step, OmniCore EyeMotion grants any robot the ability to both see and understand the world around it, for a wide range of 2D and 3D vision-based applications, advancing autonomy and versatility.”

ABB Robotics is a leading provider of industrial robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and machine automation. In April, ABB Group announced plans to spin off the division, which employs about 11,000 people at more than 100 locations in 53 countries. This includes its North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.

The company is showing OmniCore EyeMotion at the 25th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) in Shanghai this week.

EyeMotion promises to ease tasks across industries

ABB said it designed OmniCore EyeMotion for users of all skill levels with a simple web interface through drag-and-drop sensors or cameras. The new software provides fast image acquisition and recognition. The company has fully integrated the system into its software suite, complementing the RobotStudio programming and simulation tool to enable rapid setup and deployment.

EyeMotion can reduce commissioning time by up to 90% compared with custom solutions, ABB claimed. This allows the OmniCore Intelligent Imaging System to transform a wide range of robot tasks, from item sorting to quality inspection, across sectors from automotive and electronics manufacturing to logistics, packaging, and food and beverage, ABB said.

In more complex applications, OmniCore EyeMotion can be combined with ABB’s Automatic Path Planning Online, which can plan and execute optimum, collision-free paths around obstacles and moving objects. The company claimed this can increase autonomy and reduce cycle times by up to 50%.

ABB invests in autonomy

By granting robots a greater power of sensing, perception, and visual reasoning, ABB said OmniCore EyeMotion marks another milestone in the company’s journey toward “autonomous versatile robotics” (AVR).

The company said its next-generation robots will autonomously plan and perform diverse, complex tasks in real time and without human intervention. It plans to achieve this by uniting vision, precision, speed, dexterity, and mobility through the power of generative AI. ABB is investing in autonomy through its own systems and through its partner network.

Earlier this month, ABB invested in LandingAI. The company said this will make vision AI faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a broader range of users. Palo Alto, Calif.-based LandingAI said its agentic AI technologies “empower customers to unlock the value of visual data.”

ABB Robotics said the company‘s pre-trained models, smart data workflows, and no-code tools could reduce robot vision AI training and deployment time by up to 80%. Once deployed, system integrators and end users can retrain the AI for new scenarios on their own, unlocking AVR, asserted ABB.

Learn from ABB at RoboBusiness

ABB Robotics will be participating in RoboBusiness 2025, which will be on Oct. 15 and 16 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. On the first day of the show, Thomas-Tianwei Wang, lead AI application engineer at ABB, will deliver a talk titled “How AI Enhances ABB’s Robot Performance.”

During this session, Wang will explore how AI is being integrated across ABB’s diverse robot portfolio to further boost performance and adaptability. He will highlight applications in multiple sectors and form factors and explain how AI-driven innovations are enhancing efficiency, precision, and versatility in real-world deployments.

This year’s conference will also include a startup workshop, the annual Pitchfire competition, and numerous networking opportunities. More than 100 exhibitors on the show floor will showcase the latest enabling technologies, products, and services to help solve robotics development challenges.

RoboBusiness will be co-located with DeviceTalks West, which focuses on medical technology professionals. Registration is now open.

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