Inbolt Unveils Human-Like Bin Picking Solution Powered by On-Arm AI Vision

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Inbolt Unveils Human-Like Bin Picking Solution Powered by On-Arm AI Vision

2025-12-12 16:29 Last Updated At：16:30

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2025--

Inbolt, a leader in real-time vision-guidance systems for robots, today announced the launch of its next-generation bin picking solution designed to bring human-like adaptability to industrial robotics. Built for fully unstructured environments, this breakthrough enables robots to identify, grasp, and place parts with unmatched flexibility and accuracy, even when objects are randomly positioned or partially hidden.

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A new standard for industrial bin picking

Traditional bin picking systems rely on fixed overhead high-end and long-range 3D cameras, complex calibration, and pre-calculated grasp points. These systems are expensive, rigid, and easily disrupted when bins move, parts aren’t detected, or pre-defined pick points aren’t accessible. Inbolt’s approach turns this model on its head.

Using a 3D camera mounted directly on the robot arm, powered by Inbolt’s proprietary AI, the robot continuously perceives, understands, and adapts in real time. The AI delivers an infinite number of grasp strategies, removing the need for a perfect grasp. This provides a faster, cheaper, and more flexible solution that achieves less than 1 second per pick and up to 95% success rates in live manufacturing production.

How the solution operates

Inbolt’s bin picking solution uses a process inspired by human behavior:

This closed-loop process allows the robot to adapt instantly to part variability and bin movement, achieving a level of robustness never before seen in traditional bin picking systems.

Flexible, fast, and cost-effective

Inbolt’s on-arm camera architecture eliminates the need for multiple fixed cameras and expensive high-resolution setups. Manufacturers can deploy the same robot across different bins and configurations, significantly lowering hardware costs and setup time.

This flexibility and robustness are what make Inbolt’s solution unique in the market. “Traditional bin picking systems are too rigid for real factory conditions,” said Albane Dersy, COO of Inbolt. “We designed our solution to adapt in real time, able to see, grasp, and adjust the way a human would. That level of flexibility is what manufacturers need to reach truly autonomous production.”

Key benefits include:

Production-proven across plants

Inbolt’s unstructured bin picking solution is already running across more than 5 different factories. Across these sites, Inbolt’s technology has consistently delivered high uptime and throughput, proving its robustness in real-world industrial conditions.

Powered by AI and real-time 3D vision

The system runs on NVIDIA’s hardware platform and leverages Inbolt’s proprietary AI robot guidance models, which enable real-time pose estimation and continuous trajectory correction. This unique architecture minimizes computational load while maximizing robustness, ensuring consistent performance across different use cases and part geometries. Watch the Inbolt bin picking announcement video here.

Availability

Manufacturers looking to modernize their bin picking stations can request a live demo or pilot deployment at www.inbolt.com/contact

Inbolt gives robots the ability to see, think, and adapt in real time. Its generalist AI model enables any robot to master any process, part, or station, helping manufacturers deploy faster, cut costs, and keep production moving. Trusted by Stellantis, Toyota, Beko, and Volkswagen, Inbolt combines real-time 3D vision and proprietary models to deliver precise part localization and robot trajectory control, even in unstructured environments. Trained on CAD models in minutes and compatible with FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, and Universal Robots, Inbolt powers over 70 factories worldwide with flexible, scalable automation.

For more information, visit https://www.inbolt.com/

Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose endorsement became effective Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette.

Anutin had signaled the move with a Facebook post late Thursday saying: “I’d like to return power to the people.”

The election must be held 45 to 60 days after the royal endorsement, a period during which Anutin will head a caretaker government with limited powers that cannot approve a new budget.

The move comes at a tricky political moment, as Thailand is engaged in large-scale combat with Cambodia over a longstanding border dispute.

Anutin has been prime minister for just three months, succeeding Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who served only a year in office before losing office over a scandal that erupted out of a previous round of border tensions.

Anutin won the September vote in Parliament with support from the main opposition People’s Party in exchange for a promise to dissolve Parliament within four months and organize a referendum on the drafting of a new constitution by an elected constituent assembly.

The party, which runs on progressive platforms, has long sought changes to the constitution, imposed during a military government, saying they want to make it more democratic.

The issue of constitutional change appeared to trigger the dissolution, after the People’s Party prepared to call a no-confidence vote Thursday. That threat came after lawmakers from Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party voted in favor of a bill to amend the constitution that the opposition party felt ran against the spirit of the agreement they had reached in September.

The People's Party holds the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives and is seen as the main challenger to Bhumjaithai. As news of the pending dissolution circulated late Thursday, its leaders said they hoped Anutin would still honor the agreement to arrange a constitutional referendum.

Anutin served in Paetongtarn’s former government but resigned from his positions and withdrew his party from her coalition government as she faced controversy over a phone call with Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen in June.

Paetongtarn, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was suspended from office ahead of the July fighting, after being found guilty of ethics violations over the politically compromising call.

With Thailand now again engaged in heavy combat against Cambodia, Anutin has embraced an aggressive military posture to appeal to nationalistic public sentiment, and has said Thailand will keep fighting until its sovereignty and safety are guaranteed.

After the five days of border fighting in July, U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the two countries to agree on a ceasefire by threatening to withhold trade privileges from them.

Trump has vowed again to make peace between them after widespread fighting flared up again this week. If he employs the cudgel of high tariffs on Thai exports should Thailand fail to comply with his peacemaking effort comply, it could cause serious damage to its already sluggish economy.

Trump said twice this week that he expects to speak by phone with the Thai and Cambodian leaders, expressing confidence that he would persuade them to stop the fighting.

Anutin on Friday confirmed that he is scheduled to speak with Trump on Friday night, saying he would brief him on the latest situation along the border.

As of Thursday, about two dozen people had been reported killed in this week’s fighting, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced on both sides. The Thai military estimates that 165 Cambodian soldiers have been killed, though no number has been officially announced by Phnom Penh.

“Anutin has capitalized on the renewed border tensions with Cambodia to portray himself as a leader willing to take a nationalist, hard-line stance in defending Thailand’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” commented Napon Jatusripitak, director of the Center for Politics and Geopolitics at Thailand Future, a Bangkok-based think tank.

“This emerging narrative has, at least for now, eclipsed criticisms of his handling of the floods in Southern Thailand and muted scrutiny over lingering questions of his potential involvement with scam networks,” said Napon, who is also a visiting fellow at Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Purawich Watanasukh, a political scientist as Bangkok’s Thammasat University said that the standing of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party has slipped in recent weeks due to the southern flood crisis, which took more than 160 lives, and his government’s mishandling of major scam scandals, which tainted some officials and figures in the Thai business community.

“However, the recent clash between Thailand and Cambodia has provided Anutin with an opportunity to reframe himself as a defender of national sovereignty, potentially boosting his popularity, ” Purawich told The Associated Press in an email interview. “Dissolving the House at this moment allows Bhumjaithai to capitalize on this shifting sentiment.

Jintamas reported from Buriram, Thailand.