Oxipital AI, a provider of AI-enabled machine vision technologies for automation and inspection, has partnered with Stäubli Robotics, a manufacturer of hygienic robotic solutions. This collaboration is intended to enhance efficiency and safety in manufacturing processes, particularly in the food production sector.
The partnership combines Stäubli’s hygienic robots with Oxipital AI’s vision-based inspection and picking solutions, creating systems designed to ensure consistent, food-safe production. These systems aim to reduce reliance on human labor while maintaining high levels of efficiency and profitability.
Mathias Konne, North American Business Head at Stäubli Robotics, described the collaboration as a milestone, acknowledging the organizations’ prior joint efforts. Konne emphasized the potential for delivering high-value, technologically advanced robotic systems through this partnership.
Harley Green, Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Oxipital AI, highlighted the significance of the partnership in addressing key challenges faced by food manufacturers. The integration of AI-enabled vision technology with hygienic, high-speed robotics is expected to streamline production processes in the food industry.
The technologies were recently showcased at Pack Expo 2024, demonstrating their capabilities in inspection and picking tasks. Oxipital AI plans to present its Visual AI solutions to the poultry and protein industries at the International Production and Processing Expo in January 2025.