OMRON Showcases the Harmony Between Humans and Machines with the Largest, Most Advanced Interactive Exhibit of AI, Robotics & Automation at CES 2019
January 08, 2019 at 01:47 am
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OMRON at CES 2019, has showcased the harmony between humans and machines with its AI-equipped robotic table tennis tutor and debuting its Factory Harmony experience in which visitors work collaboratively with advanced machines in a vision of the manufacturing environment of the near-future. OMRON's AI-equipped table tennis tutor, FORPHEUS, is an interactive representation of the company's integrated technologies with OMRON Sensing & Control + Think at the core of the demonstration. FORPHEUS illustrates how intelligent machines can learn from human interaction and help develop and support human potential. Rather than competing, FORPHEUS learns from and tutors each player, adjusting his abilities to promote longer rallies, coaching and encouraging the other participant throughout their match. At CES 2019, OMRON is presenting the fifth-generation FORPHEUS, upgraded with advanced capabilities to learn from and coach the player, an expanded range of movement, faster ball return skills, enhanced people and ball-sensing prediction and deeper AI-powered personalized coaching. FORPHEUS now features "elbow" and "wrist" movements to place topspin and backspin on the ball. OMRON developers sharpened his vision, which now boasts high-speed image processing by a stereo camera. Using his improved perception and data from a player's performance, FORPHEUS now compares a player's form and skill to that of a professional table tennis player, providing personalized coaching.
OMRON Corporation specializes in manufacturing and marketing industrial automation systems. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- industrial automation systems (56.7%): sensors, switches, programmable controllers, automatic optical inspection devices, temperature control systems, etc.;
- medical equipments (17.4%): thermometers, blood pressure monitors, etc.;
- electronic and mechanical devices and modules (14%);
- social infrastructure solutions and systems (11.5%): energy and environmental solutions, public transport automation solutions (automatic doors, automated ticket vending machines, etc.), road traffic control systems, security, payment and network protection systems, etc.;
- other (0.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (38%), China (25.7%), Europe (15.8%), Americas (10.3%) and other (10.2%).