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【2021 Solutions】 After eight years of hard work, LIPS Corporation is poised to seize the 3D sensor market worth tens of billions of dollars

2D industrial cameras of European, American and Japanese brands have been popular in the market for many years. The market has been reshuffled as it transitions from 2D to 3D. The domestic brand LIPS, which mainly focuses on 3D cameras, has taken advantage of the trend and launched a variety of 3D camera from standard to industrial models. It provides total solutions through hardware, software, and systems, has become a hot commodity in the market. Since its establishment eight years ago, LIPS has focused on the 3D sensor market and aims to become a leading brand in machine vision.

The 3D image and sensor market will exceed US$10 billion in 2026 with an annual growth rate of 14%

According to forecasts of Yole Développement, the 3D image and sensor market will grow from US$6.8 billion in 2020 to US$15 billion in 2026, with a compound annual growth rate reaching 14.5%. Among them, the mobile and consumer markets will account for 46%, becoming the mainstream of the market, followed by the automotive and industrial fields, accounting for 22%. In terms of mobile and consumer markets, in addition to mobile phones, 3D sensor technology has a wide impact on the consumer market, including: tablets, VR/AR, robot vacuum cleaners, and AIoT (AI combined with IoT). For example, the 3D facial recognition of Apple's iPhone is the most popular 3D sensor technology today.

LIPS focuses on the development of 3D vision and AI, providing software development kits and software and hardware solutions. The software development kit is based on 3D depth images combined with AI algorithms, and can be quickly applied to industrial automation, smart logistics, smart healthcare, smart retail, industrial safety, and automotive assistance systems.

LIPS has three core competencies.

▲ LIPS has three core competencies.

Benson Lee, chief marketing officer of LIPS, said that 3D depth cameras integrate optics, electronics, mechanisms, parallel processing, algorithms, and AI, and has a high technical threshold. The three most common 3D sensor technologies are Time-of-Flight (TOF), stereo, and structured light depth cameras. The company provides 3D sensor total solutions. Benson Lee also pointed out that the company’s has an advantage in 3D sensor end-to-end solutions:

1. In terms of 3D depth cameras, it covers three technologies: ToF, stereo, and structured light. It is rare for a manufacturer to have all three technologies at the same time.

2. 3D sensor intermediary software supports AI sensor intermediary software, such as: facial recognition, head count, body tracking, gesture recognition, and spatial measurement.

3. One-stop solutions for 3D sensor systems, such as: 3D scanners, advanced driving assistance systems, and facial recognition systems are provided as standard products and can be customized according to customer needs. The company has become the best 3D AI technology partner for many iconic customers around the world.

LIPS 3D vision guided robot solution.

▲ LIPS 3D vision guided robot solution.

Obtained 30 patents around the world, LIPS products reach deep into the Japanese market

LIPS has obtained more than 30 patents for its 3D AI technology, mainly in the United States, China, and Taiwan. Its marketing strategy has shifted from exports to domestic sales, starting with Japan and working with tier one Japanese customers, such as: multinational tech company in precision ceramics, one of the top eight electric machinery companies in Japan, and Japanese device manufacturing and solutions providers. The company has shipped large quantities of goods to several world class customers, such as the multinational tech company in precision ceramics, the largest manufacturer of industrial self-propelled vehicles in Germany, and one of the top eight electric machinery companies in Japan. Among them, the LIPS 3D camera supports the leading AI company Isaac and has been fully adopted for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) in the factory of the largest industrial self-propelled vehicle manufacturer in Germany. LIPS has also obtained a supplier code of the largest industrial self-propelled vehicle manufacturer in Germany.

LIPS also provides the best 3D vision solution for the platform of the leading AI company, and can be integrated into the automation platforms of leading AI companies Isaac and Jetson. This platform mainly provides total solutions for robotic arms, factory automation, AGV, and self-propelled vehicles. LIPSedge supports the SDK of the leading AI company Isaac, and there is currently only a handful of certified 3D cameras.

LIPS's 3D sensing solutions offer greater precision than 2D solutions.

▲ Mr. Luke Liu introduces the robotic arm.

The 3D sensor solution provided by LIPS is more accurate than 2D. It uses 3D skeleton technology to provide a safe "3D virtual fence" for robotic arms, which were provided to the robot factory of a Japanese multinational tech company that makes precision ceramics. It is expected to become the standard equipment of robotic arms around the world.

The 3D measurement market has unlimited potential, targeting the global logistics and transportation industry

After the pandemic, LIPS actively invested in related applications and is currently targeting logistics and industrial automation solutions. Besides application in virtual fences, 3D package size measuring machines used in the logistics and transportation industry are developing the fastest and the most mature. The product has entered the Japanese market through Japanese partners, and has unlimited potential for application in post offices, logistics stores, and convenience stores.

LIPS' strategy is to first enter the Japanese market and then expand to the global market after establishing successful application cases. Benson Lee pointed out that the technical threshold of 3D measurement algorithms is extremely high. Japanese logistics companies deploy it in stores to measure irregular items, such as suitcases, shopping bags, and paper bags. Manual measurement was time-consuming and labor-intensive. The use of 3D cameras to measure length, width, and height greatly reduces the manpower requirement, and gives store clerks more time to serve customers properly.

LIPS 3D measuring machines have been certified by Japan's top three logistics solution providers. In addition to 3D measuring machines, LIPS is also actively developing other logistics solutions, such as assembly lines and mobile versions. Customers include the world's top logistics companies. LIPS hopes to provide 3D measuring solutions to post offices, convenience stores, and logistics centers worldwide, and has gained one-third of the market share in logistics automation. LIPS was founded in 2013 by Luke Liu, who studied at MIT. The company is highly technology-oriented and specializes in 3D sensor and AI technology. It uses depth cameras with software algorithms to provide machine vision and AI solutions that meet customer needs, and applies the solutions in various industries.

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With the rise of smart manufacturing, there is a demand for industrial safety inspections in high-risk industries such as chemical, energy, and electrical industries Take pipeline inspection in the chemical industry as an example It relies heavily on manual regular inspection and monitoring, and lacks intelligent monitoring by a professional AI team This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but may also cause accidental risks to employees in various industrial safety environments The image analysis AI platform developed by Xinyun Linke not only improves employee personal safety and reduces risk factors, but also significantly reduces the time for human visual inspection of pipeline abnormalities from an average of 100 minutes to 3 seconds Paul Shieh, founder and chairman of Linker Vision Co, Ltd Linker Vision, said, "The overall technological development and progress in the United States comes from entrepreneurship Linker Vision's original intention to start a business in Taiwan has been I hope that through my past experience in entrepreneurship in the United States, I can introduce the American entrepreneurial spirit and culture to Taiwan's budding entrepreneurial fertile ground and truly implement it "American entrepreneurial culture encourages employees to value ownership and emphasizes that employees regard themselves as owners of the company Be a part of the company, with a work attitude and spirit that would be better than mine The company's achievements are your own achievements, breaking the original employer-employee relationship The company will reward outstanding employees with stocks, share the glory together, and establish a partnership with employees Partnership On the other hand, Taiwan still has room for efforts in entrepreneurial culture and management, and it retains the traditional thinking of employers and employees It is expected that Xinyun Linke's establishment of American entrepreneurial culture and values in Taiwan will serve as a starting point to drive more domestic new companies to follow suit, and then Only by upgrading the business constitution of new software AI entrepreneurs can they break out of the cocoon and go global Facing the market, most international players focus on developing AI models and algorithms They are less willing to invest in data-centered Data-Centric AI services They think that processing large amounts of 2D or 3D data is quite time-consuming It’s also energy-consuming Seeing the gap in AI technology and encouraged by Microsoft, Xinyunlinke decided to fully invest in Data-Centric's AI technology layout and deep roots many years ago, and specialize in technical energy in data processing, filtering and accuracy Therefore, Become an important partnership with Microsoft for AI technology supply In addition, due to the gap in industrial demand, domestic large factories, whose strength is chemical manufacturing, still rely heavily on manpower for inspection of pipelines in the factory, 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short-term layout, the company will actively cooperate with domestic players such as Hon Hai and TSMC to implement image analysis AI technology in fields such as self-driving cars, smart industrial safety, and smart warehousing robots In the medium to long term, Xinyunlinke will target the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries as its global market layout, establish investment and cooperation partnerships with major international companies such as Microsoft, and replicate its successful experience and promote it internationally Xinyunlinke official website Xie Yuanbao, founder and chairman of Xinyunlinke 「Translated content is generated by ChatGPT and is for reference only Translation date:2024-05-19」

【解決方案】光禾感知科技智慧球場體驗 AR互動讓看球變得更加有趣
OSENSE Technology Qubby AI customer service helps enterprises comprehensively upgrade from customer service to knowledge management

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【解決方案】2秒鐘完成結帳動作 Viscovery AI影像辨識助攻智慧零售
Complete checkout in 1 second, Viscovery AI image recognition assists smart retail

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the concept of AI Copilot has gradually taken shape The development of AI Copilot marks the transition from "machine-assisted to AI-assisted" Early robots could only complete preset repetitive tasks, but today's AI copilot can learn and adapt to new environments and tasks, and continuously optimize its performance in practical applications This transformation not only changes human-machine interactions, but also has a profound impact on various industries The application scope of AI copilot covers various industries, including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, education, retail, etc, and are everywhere to be seen Application of AI copilot in the retail industry AI image recognition checkout In the retail industry, the application of AI copilot has begun to show concrete results Take Viscovery's AI image recognition checkout system as an example This system is a type of AI copilot model that helps store clerks speed up checkout or assists consumers in simplifying the self-service checkout process The store clerk needs to scan the product barcodes one by one in the regular checkout method If a product does not have a barcode, such as bread and meals, the clerk needs to first visually confirm the items, and then input them into the POS checkout system one by one Based on actual measurements at a chain bakery, it takes 22 seconds for an experienced clerk from "visual recognition" to "entering product information of a plate of 6 items into the checkout system" New clerks may need even more time In addition, according to a Japanese bakery operator, it takes 1 to 2 months to train employees to become familiar with products Now with AI image recognition technology, store clerks let AI handle the "product recognition" step, and AI will play the role of copilot, quickly identifying items within 1 second, speeding up checkout to save 50 of checkout time, and optimizing customers'shopping experience The time cost of training employees to identify bread can also be effectively shortened Even for products with barcodes, AI can quickly identify multiple items in one second, which is more efficient than scanning barcodes one by one The self-checkout system "assisted" by AI image recognition allows consumers to successfully complete shopping without the help of store clerks, eliminating the trouble of swiping barcodes or searching for items on the screen, which improves the shopping experience In a time when store clerks are hard to hire due to labor shortage, this also helps stores reduce operating costs AI quickly identifies multiple checkout items in just one second Source of image Viscovery Recently, startups dedicated to developing AI image recognition checkout solutions have emerged in various countries The most lightweight solution currently known is in Taiwan It can be immediately used by installing a Viscovery lens and a tablet installed with Viscovery AI image recognition software at the checkout counter to connect to the store's existing POS checkout system There are various integration methods, including plug-and-play and API solutions integrated with the store's POS system Viscovery AI image recognition system can be painlessly integrated with the store's existing POS system Source of image Viscovery Example of AI image recognition checkout Currently, the Viscovery AI image recognition system is being used in bakery chains in Taiwan, Chinese noodle shops in Singapore, micromarkets in department stores in Sendai, Japan, and Japanese bakeries and cake shops Over 7 million transactions were completed through this AI system, which identified more than 40 million items These use cases demonstrate the extensive application of the Viscovery AI image recognition system in the retail industry In the future, the company will continue to explore the various possibilities of using Vision AI in retail and catering nbsp The Viscovery AI image recognition system is already being used in bakeries, cake shops, restaurants, and convenience stores in Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan Source of image Viscovery