en.Wedoany.com Reported - On the evening of July 7, China's optical and optoelectronic company O-Film announced the establishment of O-Film Machine Vision Technology (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. in Nanchang. This business was previously under the machine vision line of O-Film's Microelectronics Division, primarily engaged in 3D visual perception, industrial intelligent inspection, and related operations. As the business scale expands, O-Film has spun off the machine vision line into an independent company to provide machine vision solutions for scenarios such as intelligent manufacturing, smart vehicles, and robotics.
Machine vision is a critical component in robot perception systems. For embodied intelligent robots, cameras, depth cameras, structured light, ToF, binocular vision, LiDAR, and image processing algorithms collectively determine whether the robot can recognize environments, judge distances, locate objects, plan actions, and complete interactions. After O-Film Machine Vision's independent operation, its business focus is no longer limited to traditional optical module supply but instead advances optical design, perception hardware, 3D vision algorithms, industrial inspection capabilities, and robot scenario adaptation on a unified platform.
O-Film Machine Vision has already collaborated with Chinese embodied intelligent enterprises such as UBTECH, Deep Robotics, and Self-Organizing Systems.
These customers correspond to different robot forms. UBTECH focuses on humanoid robots and service robots, Deep Robotics specializes in quadruped robots and industrial mobile robots, while Self-Organizing Systems is an emerging embodied intelligent enterprise. Different robots have vastly different requirements for vision systems: humanoid robots need full-scene spatial perception, human interaction recognition, and environmental understanding; quadruped robots prioritize complex terrain recognition, obstacle avoidance, and dynamic stable walking; industrial inspection scenarios demand high-precision defect recognition, dimensional measurement, positioning and grasping, and continuous operational stability. By spinning off the machine vision business, O-Film can more directly configure product lines around these scenarios rather than continuing as a single business line within the Microelectronics Division.
O-Film Machine Vision is also a core supplier for intelligent cleaning equipment companies such as Ecovacs, Roborock, and Mammotion. Although intelligent cleaning robots are less complex than humanoid robots, they require low-cost, highly reliable visual perception capabilities involving obstacle avoidance, mapping, path planning, floor recognition, object recognition, and home space understanding. The large shipment volumes and strong cost constraints of cleaning equipment also drive continuous optimization of machine vision solutions in miniaturization, low power consumption, mass production consistency, and supply chain delivery.
From a product perspective, O-Film Machine Vision will focus on 3D visual perception and industrial intelligent inspection. 3D visual perception addresses spatial depth, distance measurement, and environmental structure understanding, while industrial intelligent inspection is more involved in production line quality inspection, defect recognition, workpiece positioning, and automated equipment visual feedback. O-Film's existing optical and optoelectronic technology accumulation, camera module manufacturing capabilities, and Nanchang local industrial base will serve as the main support for the new company to undertake orders in robot vision, smart vehicle perception, and industrial inspection.
After O-Film Machine Vision's independent operation, subsequent business will revolve around robot visual perception modules, 3D imaging solutions, industrial inspection systems, intelligent cleaning equipment visual components, and customized projects for embodied intelligent customers. With customers such as UBTECH, Deep Robotics, Self-Organizing Systems, Ecovacs, Roborock, and Mammotion entering the cooperation list, O-Film's machine vision business has transitioned from internal line adjustments to an independent supply chain operation phase targeting robot and intelligent equipment customers.
