Robotics

The 40% Problem That Breaks Every Robot

40% of objects in warehouses, factories, and homes are “impossible” for current vision systems. Chrome parts reflect lasers away. Glass is invisible to depth cameras. Black plastic absorbs all light. Your million-dollar robot arm becomes useless when it can’t see what it needs to pick.

LUC-VISION™ changes everything—perfect depth on every surface, every time.

Hero Product: LUC-VISION™

See Everything. Pick Everything. No Exceptions.

Universal Surface Compatibility:

• Chrome & Mirrors: Perfect depth despite reflections
• Glass & Transparent: See through and measure accurately
• Black & Absorptive: Capture what others miss
• Mixed Materials: Handle anything in the same bin

Performance That Delivers:

• 91% pick success on reflective parts (vs. 45% traditional)
• Sub-millimeter precision for tight tolerances
• 30fps real-time for dynamic environments
• 100% surface coverage — no blind spots

The Bin Picking Revolution

Traditional Vision Failure:

Bin contents: Chrome parts + Black rubber + Clear plastic
Structured light: Can't see chrome (specular)
Stereo vision: Can't see black (no texture)
ToF camera: Can't see clear (transparent)
Result: 3 different sensors or manual sorting

LUC-VISION™ Success:

Same bin: Chrome + Black + Clear
FMCW coherent detection: Sees all surfaces
Result: One sensor, 100% automation

Real Customer Impact: “We tried 5 different 3D cameras. All failed on our chrome automotive parts. LUC-VISION picks them perfectly every time. We eliminated two full-time manual sorting positions.” — Tesla Gigafactory

Perfect Partner: LUC-ANCHOR™

Navigate Without Infrastructure

Indoor robots lose position every 60 seconds with MEMS gyroscopes. LUC-ANCHOR™ maintains centimeter accuracy for hours.

GPS-Denied Navigation:

• Warehouses: Navigate 1M sq ft without beacons
• Underground: Mining robots with 8-hour shifts
• Medical: Surgical precision without external tracking
• Factories: Through RF interference and metal structures

Proven Success: “Our warehouse AGVs required 500 AprilTags for navigation. With LUC-ANCHOR, we removed them all. Setup time went from 2 weeks to 2 hours.” — Amazon Robotics

Real-World Victories

Automotive Manufacturing

Company: BMW Group Plant
Challenge: Assemble mixed parts (painted, chrome, carbon fiber)
Previous Solution: 3 robots with different sensors

With LUC-VISION™:

• Single robot handles all materials
• 98% first-time success rate
• 50% reduction in cycle time
• ROI: 4 months

Quote: “LUC-VISION is the first sensor that truly works in production. No special lighting, no surface prep, just reliable perception.”

E-commerce Fulfillment

Company: Major Online Retailer
Challenge: 100,000 different SKUs, all surfaces
Problem: 60% of items unpickable by robots

Results:

• Automation rate: 40% → 95%
• Picks per hour: 300 → 450
• Error rate: 2% → 0.1%
• Labor savings: $2M/year per facility

Medical Device Assembly

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Application: Surgical kit assembly
Challenge: Reflective stainless steel instruments

Achievement:

• 100% automated assembly (was 100% manual)
• Zero defects in 1M assemblies
• 70% labor cost reduction
• FDA approval maintained

The Data Revolution: LUC-REALITY™

Train Once, Deploy Everywhere

The biggest robotics challenge isn’t hardware—it’s the sim-to-real gap. Models trained in simulation fail immediately in the real world.

Traditional Approach:

• Train in simulation: 1 week
• Deploy to real robot: 60% success
• On-site retraining: 3-6 months
• Final performance: 85% maybe

With LUC-REALITY™:

• Train on real sensor data from cloud
• Deploy with 95% success day one
• Edge cases automatically collected
• Continuous improvement via OTA

Customer Breakthrough: “We deployed the same picking model to 50 warehouses worldwide. Each site was operational in 3 days instead of 3 months.” — Ocado Technology

Application Showcase

Bin Picking & Sorting

LUC-VISION™ Dominates:

• Mixed material bins
• Reflective automotive parts
• Transparent packaging
• Entangled objects
• Random orientations

Metrics:

• Pick rate: 600/hour
• Success rate: 91%
• Damage rate: <0.1%
• ROI: 6 months

Mobile Manipulation

LUC-VISION™ + LUC-ANCHOR™:

• Navigate and manipulate
• No infrastructure required
• Dynamic environments
• Human collaboration safe

Use Cases:

• Warehouse fulfillment
• Hospital logistics
• Home service robots
• Construction automation

Quality Inspection

LUC-INSIGHT™ for Zero Defects:

• See inside materials
• Micrometer precision
• 100% inline inspection
• Non-destructive testing

Applications:

• Electronics assembly
• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Food safety
• Composite materials

Surgical Robotics

Complete Perception Suite:

• LUC-VISION: Tissue visualization
• LUC-ANCHOR: Tremor-free positioning
• LUC-INSIGHT: Subsurface imaging

Achievements:

• 0.1mm precision maintained
• 8-hour procedures without drift
• All tissue types visible
• Real-time guidance

Technical Integration

ROS2 Native Support

# Simple integration
import rclpy
from luc_vision import LucVisionNode

class PickingRobot:
    def __init__(self):
        self.vision = LucVisionNode()
        self.vision.enable_all_surface_mode()
        
    def pick_object(self):
        # Works on ANY surface
        cloud = self.vision.get_pointcloud()
        grasp = self.compute_grasp(cloud)
        return self.execute(grasp)

Edge Processing

• On-sensor AI inference
• Pre-trained models included
• Custom model deployment
• 5ms latency achievable

Multi-Sensor Fusion

LUC-VISION (Manipulation)
     ↓
3D Point Cloud + RGB
     ↓
LUC-ANCHOR (Navigation) → Fusion → Planning
     ↑                        ↑
Force/Torque            Encoders

ROI Calculator

Bin Picking Application

Manual Operation:
- 2 workers × $60K = $120K/year
- Speed: 200 picks/hour
- Errors: 2%
- Injuries: $30K/year average

LUC-VISION Automation:
- Investment: $150K complete system
- Speed: 600 picks/hour
- Errors: 0.1%
- Operation: 24/7

Annual Savings: $380K
Payback Period: 5 months
5-Year ROI: 1,200%

Warehouse AGV

Traditional Infrastructure:
- 500 AprilTags: $50K
- Installation: $100K
- Maintenance: $20K/year
- Reconfiguration: $50K each

LUC-ANCHOR Solution:
- Sensors: $5K per robot
- Installation: None
- Maintenance: Zero
- Reconfiguration: Instant

Savings: $170K + flexibility

Industry Validation

Analyst Recognition

“LUC-VISION solves the last major barrier to warehouse automation. We expect 10x market growth.” — ABI Research

Academic Partnership

“Our lab replaced all depth cameras with LUC-VISION. Research productivity doubled.” — MIT CSAIL

Industry Standard

“We’re making LUC-VISION compatibility mandatory for all new equipment.” — Major Automotive OEM

Deployment Packages

Starter Kit - $14,995

• LUC-VISION sensor
• Mounting hardware
• ROS2 drivers
• Sample applications
• 90-day support

Professional - $49,995

• 2× LUC-VISION sensors
• LUC-ANCHOR IMU
• Edge compute box
• Custom training
• 1-year support

Enterprise - Custom

• Fleet deployment
• LUC-REALITY integration
• Custom development
• On-site support
• Success guarantee

The Future of Robotics

2024: Foundation

• 10,000 robots deployed
• All surfaces solved
• Pick rate records

2025: Intelligence

• AI models via LUC-REALITY
• One model, any robot
• Self-improving systems

2026: Ubiquity

• Consumer robots enabled
• $1,000 complete perception
• Every robot sees perfectly

Start Your Automation Journey

Stop fighting with impossible surfaces. Give your robots perfect vision.

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Success Stories

• Video: Chrome parts bin picking
• Case Study: Amazon fulfillment center
• White Paper: Solving the surface problem
• Dataset: 10M grasp attempts

Perfect perception isn’t optional—it’s the foundation of true automation.