ABB has invested in LandingAI to advance vision AI
ABB Robotics has invested in LandingAI to make vision AI faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a wider range of users
This collaboration will combine LandingAI's vision AI capabilities, such as LandingLens, with ABB Robotics' software suite, helping to advance ABB's journey towards fully autonomous and versatile robots.
Sami Atiya, president of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation, said, “This announcement is the latest in our decade-long journey to innovate and commercialise AI, benefitting our customers by enhancing robot versatility and autonomy to expand the use of robots beyond traditional manufacturing.”
Atiya added, “The demand for AI in robotics is driven by the need for greater flexibility, faster commissioning cycles and a shortage of the specialist skills needed to program and operate robots. Our collaboration with LandingAI will mean installation and deployment time is done in hours instead of weeks, allowing more businesses to automate smarter, faster and more efficiently.”
LandingAI's LandingLens is a vision AI platform capable of enabling the rapid training of vision AI systems to recognise and respond to objects, patterns or defects without the need for any complex programming or AI expertise.
The collaboration will enable ABB Robotics to reduce robot vision AI training and deployment by around 80%. Versatility is enhanced as system integrators and end users can retrain the AI for new scenarios once it is deployed.
This is a crucial step in scaling robot adoption in dynamic environments, especially in sectors such as logistics, healthcare and food and beverage.
ABB has already begun piloting LandingAI's technology by integrating it into existing vision AI applications, including item-picking, sorting, depalletising and quality inspection.
Dan Maloney, chief executive officer of LandingAI, said, “AI is advancing quickly, creating many opportunities, but also requiring us to keep learning and adapting new skills. By combining LandingAI’s vision AI capabilities with ABB’s robots and software, we can make automation more accessible. This makes it easier for businesses to deploy and scale intelligent robotic systems that are practical and useful."
