Generative AI for Robotic Vision

ABB Robotics has invested in California-based LandingAI to accelerate the transformation of vision AI,
making it faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a broader range of users. This first of its kind
collaboration will integrate LandingAI’s vision AI capabilities, like LandingLensTM, into ABB Robotics’ own
software suite, marking another milestone in ABB’s journey towards truly autonomous and versatile
robots.

“This announcement is the latest in our decade-long journey to innovate and commercialize AI, benefit-
ting our customers by enhancing robot versatility and autonomy to expand the use of robots beyond
traditional manufacturing,” said Sami Atiya, President of ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation. “The de-
mand for AI in robotics is driven by the need for greater flexibility, faster commissioning cycles and a
shortage of the specialist skills needed to programme and operate robots. Our collaboration with
LandingAI will mean installation and deployment time is done in hours instead of weeks, allowing more
businesses to automate smarter, faster and more efficiently.”

As part of the collaboration ABB has made a venture capital investment through ABB Robotics Ventures,
the strategic venture capital unit of ABB Robotics, driving collaboration and investment in innovative
early-stage companies that are shaping the future of robotics and automation. Financial details of the
investment were not disclosed.

LandingAI’s LandingLens is a vision AI platform that enables the rapid training of vision AI systems to
recognize and respond to objects, patterns or defects with no complex programming or AI expertise re-
quired. Through this collaboration, ABB Robotics will reduce robot vision AI training & deployment time by up to 80 %. Once deployed, system integrators and end users can retrain the AI for new scenarios on their own, unlocking a new level of versatility. This is a critical step in scaling robot adoption in dynamic environments, beyond traditional manufacturing, especially in fast-moving sectors such as logistics,
healthcare and food and beverage. ABB is already piloting LandingAI’s technology and actively working
to integrate it into existing vision AI applications, including item-picking, sorting, depalletizing and qual-
ity inspection.

“AI is advancing quickly, creating many opportunities, but also requiring us to keep learning and adapt-
ing new skills,” said Dan Maloney, Chief Executive Officer of LandingAI. “By combining LandingAI’s vision
AI capabilities with ABB’s robots and software, we can make automation more accessible. This makes it
easier for businesses to deploy and scale intelligent robotic systems that are practical and useful."

(Source: ABB Ltd.)