Automated, robotic, 3-D scanning introduced

Perceptron Inc. has launched the patent-pending AutoScan® Collaborative RoboGauge, a fully automated, robotic, 3-D scanner for dimensional measurement and gauging applications on the manufacturing floor.

The unit combines traditional industrial FANUC® robot technology and Perceptron’s Helix® scanning sensor, integrated with a robot safety system, as a standardized gauging package.

The cell includes a rigid machine base for holding the robot and part fixture with translucent side panels that light up to provide visual color status indication. The perimeter is monitored using integrated Guardmaster SafeZone® laser scanners, which use the diffused reflection of emitted infrared laser light to create a 2-D, programmable detection safety field that determines intrusion within the defined programmable safety zone.