Stereolabs Timeline

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• 2026-08-18 - Partnership - Trossen integrates Stereolabs vision into Workbench and Rivet - Each platform combines one centre-mounted ZED X Mini with two wrist-mounted ZED X Nano cameras in a synchronized three-camera system. The Workbench and Rivet use dual WidowX Pro 6-DoF arms and onboard NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB compute. The integrated stack… - source: investors.ouster.com
• 2026-04-13 - Product Launch - Ouster launches the Stereolabs ZED X Nano wrist-mount stereo camera for robotic manipulation and physical AI - Ouster announced the release of the Stereolabs ZED X Nano, a compact wrist-mount stereo camera designed for robotic manipulation, imitation learning, and high-throughput data collection. The company said the camera delivers 2.3MP RGB, neural depth, zero-copy… - source: investors.ouster.com
• 2026-03-27 - Research Publication - DefOM paper uses ZED Mini RGB-D camera for deformable-object manipulation - DefOM addresses robust deformable-object manipulation through boundary-aware demonstrations and online adaptation. The experimental system uses a Stereolabs ZED Mini RGB-D camera for perception during manipulation tasks. - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-03-13 - Research Publication - UE5-Forest paper uses ZED Mini data for synthetic-to-real forest traversal - UE5-Forest studies synthetic-to-real sim-to-real transfer for forest traversal using Unreal Engine 5 environments. The paper references ZED Mini camera data in the real-world component of the traversal setup. - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-02-24 - Research Publication - Canterbury tree-branches dataset paper uses ZED Mini for forestry perception data - The paper introduces the Canterbury tree-branches dataset for tree-branch perception research. The data-collection setup uses a Stereolabs ZED Mini camera to capture RGB-D imagery for forestry scenes. - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-02-23 - Research Publication - Balanced active perception paper evaluates robot perception with ZED Mini - The paper proposes balanced active perception for finding target objects in clutter using sensor motion planning. The robotic perception setup uses a ZED Mini camera as part of the sensing system. - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-02-10 - Acquisition - Lidar maker Ouster adds cameras with StereoLabs acquisition - Ouster said the deal supports a unified sensing and perception platform that combines lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion, and perception software. The acquisition adds StereoLabs camera and perception capabilities. Ouster expands beyond lidar-only… - source: therobotreport.com
• 2026-02-04 - Acquisition - Ouster completes the acquisition of StereoLabs - Ouster completed its acquisition of StereoLabs on February 4, 2026, and said StereoLabs would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. Ouster said the transaction used about $35 million in cash plus 1.8 million shares, with 0.7 million shares subject to a… - source: investors.ouster.com
• 2026-01-01 - Research Publication - Depth Estimation Comparison Between Realsense D435i, D435f, Stereolabs ZED X and ZED X Mini - The paper compares depth estimation from Intel RealSense D435i, RealSense D435f, Stereolabs ZED X, and ZED X Mini cameras. The exact ZED X naming makes this a product-level sensor benchmark rather than a generic Stereolabs camera reference. The work adds… - source: doi.org
• 2025-12-09 - Product Launch - Stereolabs launches ZED X One camera series for Physical AI - Stereolabs launched the ZED X One S and ZED X One Core as new cameras for physical AI and data-collection workflows. The company said the series was designed for constrained and rugged deployments including humanoids, robotic arms, and factory automation… - source: stereolabs.com
• 2025-11-25 - Partnership - Stereolabs and NEXCOM announce a long-term AI vision partnership - Stereolabs announced a long-term collaboration with NEXCOM to deliver AI vision solutions across mobility, robotics, and industrial automation. The partnership paired Stereolabs perception technology with NEXCOM embedded and industrial computing systems for… - source: stereolabs.com
• 2025-09-19 - Research Publication - Imagination at Inference: Synthesizing In-Hand Views for Robust Visuomotor Policy Inference - The paper synthesises in-hand views at inference time to improve visuomotor manipulation policies. Physical experiments use ZED 2i as the external perception platform. The evaluation studies robustness when direct egocentric observations are limited or… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-09-02 - Research Publication - Manipulation as in Simulation: Enabling Accurate Geometry Perception in Robots - The paper studies geometry-aware perception for robotic manipulation beyond conventional 2D colour observations. Physical experiments use ZED 2i to capture distance, size and shape information. The evaluation tests whether geometry-focused inputs improve… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-06-29 - Research Publication - ParticleFormer: A 3D Point Cloud World Model for Multi-Object, Multi-Material Robotic Manipulation - ParticleFormer presents a 3D point-cloud world model for multi-object, multi-material robotic manipulation. Physical experiments use ZED 2i to capture the manipulation scene. The work connects ZED 2i perception to learned whole-body manipulation policies. - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-03-19 - Product Launch - Stereolabs launches ZED Box Mini Super for edge AI vision - Stereolabs announced the ZED Box Mini Super as a compact embedded AI computer for vision workloads at the edge. The launch tied the product to robotics and smart infrastructure use cases and highlighted its NVIDIA Orin-based processing stack. The release… - source: stereolabs.com
• 2025-02-28 - Research Publication - Prediction of Ball Position Using CNN Methods with Zed Camera on Goalkeeper Robot Application - The IEEE Access paper uses a ZED camera for ball-position prediction on a goalkeeper robot. The study’s named evaluation platform is ZED Cameras from Stereolabs. - source: doi.org
• 2025-01-13 - Research Publication - Stereo-depth camera comparison benchmarks Luxonis OAK-D Pro for robotics perception - The paper empirically compares Intel RealSense D435, Intel RealSense D455, Stereolabs ZED 2, and Luxonis OAK-D Pro cameras for robotics applications. The experiments cover planar surface perception, plastic doll perception, and household object perception… - source: arxiv.org
• 2024-09-01 - Research Publication - Depth accuracy analysis of the ZED 2i Stereo Camera in an indoor Environment - The paper “Depth accuracy analysis of the ZED 2i Stereo Camera in an indoor Environment” was published on September 1, 2024. The paper analyzes ZED 2i depth accuracy in an indoor environment. The study’s named evaluation platform is ZED 2i from Stereolabs. - source: doi.org
• 2023-10-17 - Partnership - Stereolabs integrates ZED SDK and ZED X with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Isaac ROS - Stereolabs integrated the ZED SDK and ZED X stereo cameras with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and added support for NVIDIA Isaac ROS. The company positioned the integration around simulation-first robot development, synthetic training workflows, and streamlined ROS… - source: stereolabs.com
• 2023-07-21 - Research Publication - A Benchmarking Study of Vision-Based Robotic Grasping Algorithms: A Comparative Analysis - The study compares two machine-learning and two analytical vision-based robotic grasping algorithms under a common benchmarking protocol. Physical experiments use the Stereolabs ZED 2i as the perception platform. The comparison identifies strengths and… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-02-10 - Research Publication - ZED 2i paper uses depth sensing for robotic EV charging-socket detection - The paper studies automatic electric-vehicle charging socket detection for robot-based charging. The system uses the ZED 2i depth sensor to detect and extract the charging socket on a vehicle body surface. - source: doi.org
• 2022-05-17 - Research Publication - ZED 2i skeleton-tracking paper evaluates automatic body-orientation detection indoors - The paper evaluates automatic body-orientation detection from skeleton-tracking data for indoor social-space analysis. The sensor comparison includes Kinect v2, Azure Kinect, and ZED 2i. - source: doi.org
• 2021-01-01 - Research Publication - ZED depth-sensor paper applies stereo vision to painting-robot vision development - The paper applies a ZED depth sensor in a painting-robot vision-system development workflow. The system uses ZED depth sensing as a robotic perception input for vision-guided painting tasks. - source: doi.org
• 2018-06-19 - Research Publication - Stereolabs ZED depth-error paper models 3D vision sensor depth data - The paper models depth-data error for the ZED 3D vision sensor from Stereolabs. The ZED binocular camera is evaluated as a 3D perception sensor for robot navigation, tracking, and motion-analysis workflows. - source: doi.org