ABB Robotics (Oerlikon, Switzerland) plans to integrate deep learning vision software from LandingAI into its own software suite. The industrial robot developer also plans to invest an undisclosed sum in LandingAI (Mountain View, CA, USA), according to a joint news release.
The goal of the partnership, which began about 18 months ago, is to speed up the deployment of new applications involving ABB’s robots in manufacturing as well as other industries such as logistics or healthcare.
ABB says the company plans to have the revamped software, combining ABB’s RobotStudio Suite with LandingAI’s LandingLens, available for customers in the first quarter of 2026. ABB claims that the product suite will reduce the amount of time required to train and deploy new robotic applications by up to 80%.
Founded in 2017, LandingAI’s flagship product, LandingLens, is a computer vision solution incorporating deep learning algorithms. The software utilizes application-specific large vision models (LVMs) to support computer vision tasks such as object recognition and image segmentation.
The LVMs are pre-trained on a set of proprietary images and videos, allowing customers to add their own images to the AI model-training process without extensive image-labeling efforts.
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Meanwhile, ABB’s RobotStudio is a programming and simulation tool for developing robotic applications such as item picking, sorting, depalletizing, and quality inspection. Through digital twin and augmented reality technologies, customers can “see” how their applications will work in real-world production environments.
