Vision AI: when the camera is the sensor
Vision AI is the camera layer of DBR77 IIoT, next to MasterHub for machine signals and the Status Deck and tablets for operators. A camera watches a station and turns what it sees into events: a missing fastener, a step out of order, a person too close to a robot.
WHAT IT DOES
Four jobs for a camera on the shop floor
Illustrative examples of how each check works.
Fasteners checked against a reference
The camera compares each part with an approved reference and flags a missing or unlocked fastener before the part moves on.
Assembly steps in the right order
The camera follows the work instruction step by step and warns the technician on the tablet when a step is done out of order, while the tool is still in hand.
Time study without identifying anyone
The camera counts busy and idle hands per station and the parts completed, without face recognition.
A warning when people get too close to a robot
Warning and alarm zones around a robot cell warn the person and log near misses. Vision AI never stops the machine; that decision stays with a person, and it is not a certified safety system.
HOW IT STARTS
What a Vision AI setup is made of
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Pick one station
Choose a check that is visible but hard to get from machine data, such as fasteners, step order or waiting time.
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Hardware and license
The cost has four parts: the edge unit, the AI chip, the cameras and a monthly software license per unit.
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Runs on DBR77 Vector
Vision AI runs on DBR77 Vector, our own industrial AI, which can be deployed on your servers.
Where Vision AI fits and where it does not
Vision AI is useful when an important event is visible but hard to capture from machine data. If a dedicated sensor measures it more directly and reliably, use the sensor. For micron-level dimensional measurement, use dedicated metrology. Vision AI is not a certified safety system, and you should inform employees and check local rules on workplace cameras before the first camera goes up.
Related parts of DBR77 IIoT
From the knowledge base
- Cameras as Sensors: When Vision Beats a Sensor, and When It Does Not
- How Can a Camera Check That Every Fastener Is in Place?
- How Can a Camera Check That Every Assembly Step Was Done in the Right Order?
- How Can a Camera Run a Time Study Without Identifying Anyone?
- How Can a Camera Warn People Who Get Too Close to a Robot?
- How Can Cameras Help When Someone Falls or the Site Is Evacuated?
Try it on one station
See live detection in the online demo, or talk to us about a pilot on your line.