Helios Applied Systems has developed an unique vision/motion drive (VMD) system that allows all robotic processes to be classified into 3 different motion types.
1) Spot process (e.g. drilling, fastening, inspection, pick & place) 2) Line process (e.g. welding, drum grinding) 3) Area process (e.g. orbital grinding, painting)
This greatly simplify the automation of hand-eye coordination processes and make it possible for the automation of high mix low volume products. This is especially relevant in the aerospace, marine, oil & gas and possibly healthcare industries.