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University Students Solve Big Problems with SICK LiDAR

As SICK's third TiM$10K Challenge concludes, students from Texas A&M University win first and second place  For the third year, SICK invited students from universities around the country to participate in the TiM$10K Challenge...

Revolutionizing Grocery Shopping with Mobile Robots

Using collaborative mobile robots to enhance drive-in supermarket branches in France Following in the footsteps of Google, Pierre Legendre and Benjamin Loize caught the start-up bug in 2015 and focused their energies fully on...

Precise detection of pallet pockets using a 3D snapshot camera

Benefits of 3D plug and play machine vision solutions Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from the manufacturer Transolt move about its customers’ warehouses as if by magic. There’s nothing supernatural at play here, of course...

What is LiDAR?

A brief history and overview of LiDAR technology and how it has evolved For decades, LiDAR technology has been used as an effective means of detection and ranging in various settings and industries. But what exactly is it and...

Safety as a Service: From Risk Assessment to Validation

Austrian Fiber Cement Products Manufacturer Seeks Risk Assessments from SICK With complex regulations, demanding technical implementation, and meticulous documentation, machine safety can be a real challenge. Many top machine...