Invent Automation
Assembly Line
Vision-guided cobot automates paint process for DENSO
DENSO, a leading global automotive parts manufacturer, partnered with CapSen Robotics and systems integrator Invent Automation to automate a physically challenging and repetitive tote-handling task. The task involved loading and unloading large stacks of heavy totes to and from a paint booth. The new system uses a six-axis collaborative robot with an Intel RealSense 3D RGB depth camera to visually identify and measure the height of the totes for picking. The CapSen PiC 2.0 software allows the robot to plan its motion, locate, pick, and manipulate the tote, and move it toward another conveyor headed to the paint booth station. The system has resulted in zero drops and zero missed picks, freeing up employees to perform more impactful work.