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Cameras & vision Cameras and depth sensors turn the world into usable data. Vision systems estimate distance, recognize objects, and help a robot navigate safely.
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How this system works Light passes through an optical stack to the image sensor and its supporting electronics.
The lenses form an image on the sensor, whose pixels convert incoming light into electrical signals.
Illustrative robot camera module. Designs differ by manufacturer; the model is not an OEM bill of materials. What to look for: Curved transparent lens elements aligned with the rectangular pixel array.
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Compare the right roles Who makes the sensor, and who builds the camera? Image-sensor manufacturers, optical suppliers, camera vendors, and vision-system integrators have different roles. A complete camera product does not prove standalone lens or sensor fabrication.
Is industrial machine vision a humanoid design win? It establishes a robotics-related capability. A named humanoid customer, product, or application requires its own supporting disclosure.
Sony and onsemi bring image-sensor capability. Cognex offers more focused industrial machine-vision exposure, with a different role from onboard camera silicon.
Open each company below for its source and limitations. Sector membership does not establish a confirmed supply contract.
Inside the assembly Lens barrel & mount The mechanical mount keeps the optics aligned with the sensor and defines the camera’s packaging.
Stock-link scope: Optical and camera-module integration; these companies are not all independent lens-barrel manufacturers.
Optical lens stack Multiple lens elements focus incoming light. Complete camera suppliers integrate the optics with the sensor.
Stock-link scope: Sunny manufactures imaging optics as well as camera modules. Camera integrators and laser illumination suppliers are kept separate.
CMOS image sensor A pixel array converts light into electrical signals. Global shutters can reduce motion distortion.
Stock-link scope: CMOS image-sensor suppliers. Lidar, complete cameras, and robot-guidance software are different perception layers.
Readout & interface board Timing, power, and interface electronics transfer image data to the robot’s perception computer.
Stock-link scope: Camera systems, readout/control silicon, and interface connectors. Amphenol supplies interconnects, not image processors.
Robot power, data & sensor connectors
Humanoid evidence Amphenol explicitly maps humanoid interconnects. It supplies electrical connections, not complete sensors, camera processors, or battery cells.
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LG Innotek 011070.KS · Korea Humanoid vision-sensing modules
Humanoid evidence The Boston Dynamics agreement specifically concerns Atlas vision modules. It does not establish inertial or wrist force-sensing supply.
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OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group 603501.SS · Shanghai Global-shutter image sensors & vision processors
Humanoid evidence OMNIVISION announced a global-shutter sensor and ISP solution for humanoid multi-camera sensing on NVIDIA platforms in October 2024.
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STMicroelectronics STM · NYSE MEMS motion sensors, depth sensing & control
Humanoid evidence ST explicitly describes humanoid inertial, imaging, and depth sensing. Its processing role is embedded control, not high-end AI GPUs.
Industrial stereo & machine-vision cameras
Robotics products Basler stereo cameras explicitly support vision-guided robotics. Camera integration is established; humanoid share is not.
Machine vision & robotic guidance
Robotics products Industrial machine-vision systems guide and inspect automated processes. Camera-system integration is distinct from manufacturing CMOS chips or lens glass.
Laser illumination & optics for 3D sensing
Robotics products Coherent provides lasers, detectors, and illumination optics for robotic 3D sensing. Illumination optics are not the illustrated camera’s imaging lens stack.
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Hesai Group HSAI · NASDAQ Compact robotic lidar
Robotics products JT128 supplies 3D ranging for robots. Lidar belongs with perception, not a wrist force/torque sensor or a CMOS image-sensor chip.
Vision-guided robotics & inspection
Robotics products KEYENCE documents industrial inspection and robot guidance. These vision products are not force/torque sensors or an onboard humanoid camera contract.
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LUSTER LightTech 688400.SS · Shanghai Machine-vision imaging & inspection
Robotics products LUSTER documents industrial imaging and vision inspection. This does not prove an onboard humanoid camera-board design.
Image sensors & power semiconductors
Robotics products The robotics application article documents Hyperlux sensing. It does not identify humanoid production contracts.
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Orbbec 688322.SS · Shanghai Stereo, time-of-flight & structured-light cameras
Robotics products Orbbec documents stereo, structured-light, and time-of-flight camera systems for robotics. It is a camera supplier, not a CMOS wafer manufacturer.
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Sony Group SONY · NYSE · ADR CMOS, time-of-flight & vision sensors
Robotics products Industrial imaging and depth-sensing products support robotic perception; this listing represents the diversified Sony parent.
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Sunny Optical 2382.HK · Hong Kong Robot camera modules & machine-vision lenses
Robotics products Sunny lists robot camera modules and optics. Module integration and optical manufacturing are supported, but named humanoid shipments are not.
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Teledyne Technologies TDY · NYSE Industrial cameras & machine-vision imaging
Robotics products Teledyne documents industrial imaging systems and cameras. Complete camera products do not establish supply of the illustrated optical lens stack.
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TKH Group TWEKA.AS · Amsterdam Machine-vision cameras & 3D sensing
Robotics products TKH’s vision portfolio addresses machine vision and automated processes. Broader industrial imaging is distinct from verified humanoid deployment.
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SmartSens 688213.SS · Shanghai Global-shutter CMOS image sensors
Adjacent technology The source verifies global-shutter CMOS products. Humanoid adoption is an application inference, not a confirmed customer relationship.
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