Company profile
Kinema Systems
Kinema Systems developed 3D-vision and motion-planning software for robotic depalletizing. Its technology let industrial robot arms identify, pick and move...
Facts
- Segment
- PERCEPTION
- Country
- US
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Founded
- 2012
- Website
- https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-acquires-deep-learning-based-vision-company/
About Kinema Systems
Kinema Systems developed three-dimensional vision and motion-planning software for robotic depalletising. Its Pick system used depth cameras and deep-learning models to identify cartons in mixed pallet loads, estimate viable grasp surfaces and generate collision-free robot trajectories. The software could adapt to unfamiliar box sizes and arrangements without a stored model for every product.
Boston Dynamics acquired Kinema Systems in 2019 and integrated the technology into its warehouse-automation portfolio. The vision and planning stack became part of Boston Dynamics Pick and contributed to later case-handling development. Kinema no longer operates independently, while its technology continues within Boston Dynamics’ logistics products.
Market context
DEPLOYMENT
Summary
Type: Vision software
Core: Depalletizing AI
Function: Unstack goods
Audience: Warehouses