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Cognex to buy Intel spinout RealSense for $500 million

Original: A box arrives a few cm off-target and an automation robot misses it entirely. To automate the real world, machines must

Cognex Corporation is acquiring RealSense, the Intel spinout known for 3D depth-sensing cameras, in a roughly $500 million deal. The move targets robotic perception: as a viral example shows, a box arriving just a few centimetres off-target can defeat a conventional automation robot entirely. Cognex, a leader in machine vision, aims to pair its inspection technology with RealSense's 3D sensing so robots can cope with the messiness of real-world environments.

Why now: The $500 million acquisition highlights growing demand for 3D vision to make robots reliable outside controlled factory settings.

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• A box arrives a few cm off-target and an automation robot misses it entirely. To automate the real world, machines must see in 3D. That is why Cognex Corporation is acquiring Intel-spinout RealSense for $500M to expand into robotic perception. By combining machine vision with… · MoveTheNeedle@masto.nu · 2

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