# Savonia Stage: Time of Flight camera in co-operation with robot arm

> A demonstration of integrating Basler blaze-101 Time of Flight camera technology with a Niryo NED2 cobot for automated object handling.

## Project Overview
This demonstration presents the application of Time of Flight (ToF) camera technology with cobot technology already in common use in industry.

The work was carried out in the ”Automaatio ja tekoäly tiedoksi” (AuToTIE) project, funded by the North Savo Regional Council.

## Authors
* Vasilii Fediukov
* Premton Canamusa
* Markku Kellomäki

## Technical Specifications
* **Camera:** Basler blaze-101
* **Robot:** Niryo NED2
* **Programming Language:** Python

## Implementation Details
The Basler blaze-101 is a Time-of-Flight camera, meaning that the frames taken by the camera contain depth information. The height accuracy of the ToF camera is +/- 5 mm with a working range of 0.3 – 10 m.

The camera captures the workspace and detects objects within the space. A Python program was developed to establish communication between the ToF camera and the co-operating robot arm. Camera information regarding the height and position of the objects is sent to the cobot, which then moves the stacked objects onto the conveyor belt based on the provided data.