Customer Case Study from A-Tech: How an oil field services customer used vision to improve their processes The Customer Challenge An Oil Field Services customer needs a vision solution for their KUKA robot. The robot needs to be...
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Two Autonomous Robots Used to Help Local Community in Wisconsin
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