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Presentation Market Report Bin PickingAdapted from AMC Market Report Bin Picking 2010

By, Holger Hofmann, AMC

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An in-depth insight into „Bin Picking“

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Who should see this presentation?

Everybody interested in Bin Picking applications looking for….

• basic information on Bin Picking

• an overview of the technologies available and being used for 3D Robot Guidance

• potential vendors with competence in complex 3D applications

• new industries where the application “Bin Picking” can be used

• a challenging application offering significant potential for automation




Content of this presentation - An in-depth insight into „Bin Picking“

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• What is the miracle of Bin Picking?

• Why is it so difficult to find the right “solution”?

• How can a market report help me on this topic?

• Introduction to the Market Intelligence Report

• Core competences of vendors and industries where they are active

• Handling, Vision Systems & Components

• Detection technologies & algorithms

• Turnkey concepts for realization

• Installed systems & prototypes

• Bin Picking summary - What else do I get in the Market Report “Bin Picking”?




What is the miracle of Bin Picking? - An in-depth insight into „Bin Picking“

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Depending on whom you are talking to, you may be getting different answers about Bin Picking, itscapabilities, the technologies to be used and for sure the experiences people made with this topic.

Why is this so?

People talk about Bin Picking or “Random Bin Picking “ as an application. But there is no singleapplication. There are many different applications in many industries.

There are many industries offering huge potential for the automation of this process step, having differentprocesses and on-site conditions.

There are many different types of bins and boxes in use causing difficulties to standardize the application

From Machine Vision and also Gripping it is known that each different product has its ownchallenges to be dealt with.

Not all vendors are experienced with all available technologies – therefore they probably do nothave all options for evaluation and make their statement based on individual experience andtechnologies available to them.

There are Bin Picking solutions in factory automation already successfully solved – and there are alsoapplications that can not be solved as long as the part is in the bin.

Those differences in applications on the one hand and the huge potential for automation of BinPicking on the other hand – created these many different opinions and the miracle.




Why is it so difficult to find the right solution? - An in-depth insight into „Bin Picking“

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The great many different Bin Picking applications do require different solutions and set-ups and alsorequire different experiences and core competences from the solution provider.

There are several different detection technologies (2D & 3D) available - and not everybody isexperienced with them.

In order to best detect a part , different algorithms can be used and / or required - and noteverybody is experienced with them.

In order to realize the best possible solution different cell concepts can be required or used - and noteverybody is experienced with them or supporting them.

Bin Picking also requires special attention for the gripping task. Especially because the bin or boxdoes not allow to realize each possible robot path. Not everybody is experienced with the grippingtechnology and only few companies provide a module for automated robot path generation.

Bin Picking solutions do require many competences in order to become successful – technically andcomercially.

Machine Vision Gripping

Robotics System Integration




How can a market report help me on this topic? - An in-depth insight into „Bin Picking“

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Different from “typical” market reports, mainly covering only numbers for strategic decisions andbusiness development, AMC offers in addition, detailed information that can be used in many ways,such as:

End Users and automation integrators will get significant in in- depth information on technologies,software, hardware and products as well as applications, vendors and their references.

System Integrators as well as robotics and machine vision companies get information aboutindustries where this application can be used and applications where the technologies can be used.Overviews help to find out what the markets, including end users, really need and also help toidentify possible gaps in the product portfolio.

Investors get a broad overview on the whole market, its players and potential opportunities

Data, provided by participating companies are verified by AMC. As far as relevant information is notprovided by companies, AMC does active research in order to get as much as possible information soto provide a most complete picture of the markets.

Information about and explanation of technologies, products and applications adds additional valueto the reports.




Market Intelligence Report (MIR): „Bin Picking“ – Introduction

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Automated Bin Picking, as an application, can be used across many industries. So, there are agreat number of these out there to be discovered and conquered, including, as always, newproduct related challenges.

In order to give a broad overview on the industries already discovered, the survey results -depicted in many graphs - are drawn from European and North American turn-key suppliers aswell as product and component suppliers.

Many times turn-key suppliers, either system integrators or OEM´s (original equipmentmanufacturers), have focused on specific industries.

Product and component suppliers are always looking for other industries and regions where theirproducts can be used.

Therefore to get the full picture of the potentials of Bin Picking both integrators and theirsuppliers have been interviewed. For verification of the results as well as to complete the picture,end users in several industries have also been interviewed directly.




The Market Intelligence Report “Robotic Bin Picking” brings together for the first timea comprehensive and detailed analysis of current state of the art technologies in robots, sensors,grippers and software and explains in text, photos and graphs how they can be combined toprovide complete automated Bin Picking solutions across a broad range of applications forautomotive, aerospace, foundry , logistics and other industries.

Information for this report was gathered through direct interviews with end-users as well asleading vendors and enhanced by additional research.

No other study on this market provides both the scope and the depth to empower projectmanagers and decision makers with the technology breakdown and contacts they need toconsider, plan and implement the automation of their Bin Picking tasks or for technology andcomponent providers to evaluate complimentary and competitive suppliers and solutions.

The report provides a comparative matrix analysis of vendors and their technology competence aswell as a full detailed contact list of automation suppliers and end users that participated in thesurvey and serve the industry.

Further information also about the reports planned next can be found on AMC webpagewww.amc-hofmann.com .

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MIR: „Bin Picking“ – About the Report



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MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Core Competence of the Vendors participating in the Survey

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• 7 of 8 participating robot manufacturers confirm

machine vision as core technology

• 79% of the system integrators name machine

vision as core competence

• 55% of the vendors interviewed identified

themselves as Turn Key supplier63%

90%

55%

20%23%

5%

28%

45%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

CC Robotics CC MachineVision

CC SystemIntegration

CC Gripping

Vendors by Core Competence

Core Competence

No Core Competence

93%79%

36%

7% 7%21%

0%20%40%60%80%

100%

CC Robotics CC MachineVision

CC Gripping

System Integrators, Core Competences

Core Competence

No Core Competence

• Only 20% of all companies name “gripping

technology” as Core Competence

Successful implementation of Bin Picking requires more than simply integrating a robot and a visionsystem. Competence and experience in the different fields are required. Therefore it is important totake a closer look to the vendors and their competence.




MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Core Competence of the Vendors participating in the Survey

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82%

18%14%

27%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Vision System Lighting & Optics

Automation Companies

Supplied

Not supplied

Many companies with roots in robotics & automation

confirmed supplying vision systems (82%), but only a few

see lighting and optics as their core competence (18%)

33%

11%

39%

56%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Robot Automation Gripping

Machine Vision Companies

Supplied

Not supplied

Relatively few companies with their roots in machine

vision supply robots and automation (33%) and even less

companies supply gripping solutions (11%)

Even if a company provides a solution, products or components, solving complex applicationsrequires a good understanding of the application and the other technologies involved.

Therefore the report gives more and detailed information about the complete range of know howof all vendors involved. For example, as shown below, you see which other technical fields havebecome a core competence of the automation companies and of the machine vision companies.




Random Bin Picking is associated by most people with the typical automotive application ofunloading non-orientated metal parts. The automotive industry has always been a driving force formany technologies, applications products and developments.

Distribution and adaption of those technologies and applications developed for the automotiveindustry has brought automated Bin Picking to manufacturers outside of the automotive industryand pushes further developments.

MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Industries where Vendors are active

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Question: What are the applications for Bin Picking within the automotiveindustry?

Within the report we take a deeper look into the main automotivemanufacturing steps to show where the existing and future potentials for BinPicking can be found.

The report also includes descriptions of many applications and articles of thevendors from many industries.

Question: Which industries outside automotive offer potential for BinPicking?

Besides automotive and their Tier suppliers, industries such as logistics,aerospace, foundry, medical engineering, pharmaceuticals, food andpackaging have already discovered the potentials of automated Bin Pickingand the required technologies, or are about to do so.

Typical Bin Picking applicationPicture by Fraunhofer, IPA




MIR „Bin Picking“ – Handling Systems supported / supplied

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59%

25%19%

28%41%

63%

22%34% 31%

6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

ABB Adept Denso Epson Fanuc Kuka Mitsubishi Motoman Stäubli Kawasaki

Overview handling systems

Supported handling manufacturers

In order to give end-users options to choose the handling

system, machine vision companies try to support as many

robot types as possible.

Due to the focus of the survey on Bin Picking, robot

manufacturers focused on 6 axis robots are more strongly

represented than robot manufacturers primarily active in

SCARA robot and delta robot business.

In most Bin Picking application standard robots are used.

Additional features like the automated generation of the robot path are provided by someintegrators, supporting several robot types

The chart below shows the robot manufacturers used or supported by the companies active in BinPicking




MIR: „Bin Picking“ –– Vision Systems & Components

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53% of the companies interviewed claim to offer their own vision

solution.

38% of the companies confirm use of vision technology provided by

Sick, products named mainly are Sick IVP Ranger and Sick LMS.

The market for machine vision provides a great choice of standard products and components forIntegrators and End Users to be used. Standardization is always an important point. Therefore it isinteresting to see in which way standard products and components are available and used for BinPicking.

As a challenging application Bin Picking many times is realized by using new, innovative andapplication specific products and technologies.

Time-of-Flight cameras or Laser scanners are used to get rough positioning data as a basisfor a second more accurate determination of the position of a part.

Point of cloud algorithms are used to determine the position of parts or features.

Within the report the technologies are explained and as far as possible, their pros and cons arelisted. Information below indicates that major suppliers already provide 3D capabilities thatsupport Bin Picking applications.

Question: Why do so many companies use their “ownsolution”? Which group of vendors (Integrators vs. MachineVision companies) favors their own development?Which are the vendors of products and components usedmost?

Within the report we take a closer look to those numbers,and see the components and products integrators and robotmanufacturers are using.




MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Detection Technologies

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53%

18%

63%

30%23%

8%

38%

3%

30% 28%

0%

10%20%30%40%50%

60%70%80%90%

100%

Laser scanning Photogrammetry Triangulation Stereometry Time of Flight

Detection Technologies, used or supported

Supplied and / or supported Not supported

The technologies most widely used are triangulation (63%) and

Laser scanning (53%).

Question: Does that mean that those two technologies arethe best choice for Bin Picking applications? Or might theconclusion be that those technologies are easiest to be usedand integrated?

Within the report we take a closer look to find out whichvendor types prefer which technologies and also the portfolioin technologies vendors do provide.

The 2D world of Robot Vision seems to be simple compared with the many different technologiesavailable for the 3D detection of parts.

Again, there is no single technology best for Bin Picking. The right choice depends on severalparameters of the specific application.

Within the report, the technologies are explained and as far as possible, their pros and cons arelisted. The chart below, adapted from the report , shows the available technologies for 3Ddetection and how many of the companies involved in Bin Picking use or support them.




MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Algorithms

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Point cloud analysis as a relatively new function for Bin Picking is already in use at

43% of the companies evaluated

Match 3D Tool, for points of cloudsanalysis

Picture by Aqsense

Machine Vision algorithms are one of the keys to a successful realization of robot guidance projects.On the one hand vision algorithms assure, based on the information provided by the detection unit,that location part data is available and reliable, on the other hand they can influence the usercomfort for system setup enormously.

Most of the 3D detection technologies are operated by standard algorithms, developed andextended from standard 2D machine vision algorithms.

The increasing need for algorithms specifically dedicated to the analysis of 3D point clouds haspushed the market to consider this technology as viable in the near future.

Question: Which algorithms are used for Robot Vision in general and forBin Picking specifically?

Algorithms used are grey scale correlation, feature extraction, contourbased algorithms and point of clouds analysis. In addition, some companiesdeveloped proprietory special algorithms.

Within the report we take a closer look to the portfolio in algorithmsvendors do have available and also explain how the algorithms work.




MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Turn-key Concepts

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All interviewed companies support a stationary set-up and around 50% of the

companies name this set-up as their preferred choice. Bin Picking cellPicture by Binar AB

Offering different concepts for the realization of a project based on the same core components isanother important requirement for realizing different Bin Picking applications.

For quite some years now systems for robot guidance, such as gluing, assembly or in-linemeasurement, are set up with fixed mounted detection units, robot mounted detection units orhybrid layouts, based on application needs and are therefore field proven.

Several more concepts based on these three general approaches are today part of the portfolio ofmany turn-key providers.

Question: Why is the portfolio of supported concepts important?

Many changes in an application can require a different concept. Forexample cycle time, accuracy, space…..

Within the report we take a closer look which concepts are supported bythe vendors and explain the concepts in detail.




MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Installed Systems & Prototypes

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Experience is still a very important factor for Bin Picking. Since new technologies became availableand the interest of customers in this application grew again, many companies are active now in thisfield.

Several companies are already active in Bin Picking for many years – having developed specialfeatures and functions supporting the application and also strategies to deal with difficultscenarios.

Question: How big is the market for Bin Picking?

Due to the fact that Bin Picking can be used in many applications and industries it is not possible to provide accuratenumbers.

Industry experts expect thousands of systems to be realized for Bin Picking. This number might be correct, however manyfactors influence these numbers.

The report shows numbers provided by the vendors as well as descriptions of applications that offer huge potential for thefuture.

Based on the information provided by the companies, the 1st successful installation of a

Bin Picking system in production was in 2005 by a German machine vision company.

Most companies reporting installations and prototypes installed their 1st prototype in

2008 and 2009 have only started to operate the systems in production in 2010.




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MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Summary

The common goal of users and suppliers of automation technology is always a working, cost efficientsolution with high reliability. To meet this goal it is necessary to develop a common understanding ofthe real application requirements, the technologies being used, and the possible challenges comingwith the application and the respective options for solutions.

The market report “Bin Picking” provides an in-depth insight into customer requirements,technologies, products, and turn-key solutions.

The expectation that it is possible to simply mount a camera on top of a box and have it transfer theposition coordinates of randomly orientated parts to a robot which then picks all parts without anyadditional tools will never be met.

The market report gives overviews and detailed explanations of the different cell layouts, theway they work, as well as the pro´s and con´s.

More than 40 companies focused on bin picking and related applications are covered in thereport. They are presented by:

•Core Competence•Business Activities•Business Region•Industries•Handling Systems supported

•Vision Systems & Sensors•Detection Technologies•Algorithms•Gripping Technologies•Turn-Key Concepts supported




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MIR: „Bin Picking“ – Summary

Recent developments regarding 3D detection technologies, processing speed and algorithms,combined with a much better understanding of the challenges of this application on the customer siteenable the realization of much more Bin Picking projects then ever before.

The market report provides several overviews and detailed explanations of the key technologiesused in bin picking, as well as in robot vision. The report provides detailed explanations of the3D machine vision technologies and algorithms used.

The market for Bin Picking applications will continuously grow. Especially industries outside theautomotive industry offer many opportunities for Bin Picking technology.

The market report includes overviews, explanations and application examples of bin picking inthe following industries: Aerospace, Automotive, Automotive Suppliers, Food & Packaging,Foundry, Logistics and Pharmaceuticals.




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AMC is focused on the automation markets, both in the industrialand the non-industrial fields.

Market intelligence can also be obtained in the form of customerspecific market reports.

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