Using depth-sensing cameras, Veo’s system tracks the robot and everything around it. The robot knows to slow down or stop when it or something it carries nears a person. This way robots can lift heavy or difficult parts, while humans inspect or install them.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/02/veo-robotics-gives-industrial-robots-a-sixth-sense-for-safely-working-around-people/
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