TM Robotics (Europe) has teamed up with Scorpion Vision to offer an industrial robot based on Toshiba Machine SCARA robotics, Sony Scorpion smart cameras and the Scorpion open software tool for industrial vision. The new package will allow engineers in the manufacturing industry to integrate their own automation and industrial vision applications more easily.
The Sony Scorpion smart camera is a rugged, industrial vision package comprising an in-built PC and a high-end CCD (charge coupled device) camera. The entire unit is no bigger than a typical CCTV camera, easily networked and simple to set up and integrate. It supports Windows XPe and Linux operating systems, allowing OEMs and system integrators to install a variety of software applications and third party libraries. The Scorpion open software is founded on a standard Windows 2000 / XP PC platform - making it simple to use and scalable. It's authored by Tordivel AS of Norway and distributed in the UK by Scorpion Vision.