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At a glance
Challenges
Surface finishing across complex geometries, reflective metals, and variable part shapes demands millimeter-level 3D accuracy — a bar conventional sensing solutions struggle to meet.
Solution
AIRO‑ONE pairs a Zivid 2+ MR60 camera with a patented 6‑axis force/torque sensor and seventh‑axis linear guide, enabling fast, accurate surface scanning and adaptive finishing path generation.
Results
Manufacturers can deploy high‑quality robotic surface finishing faster and with greater consistency, achieving repeatable process quality, reduced manual rework, and scalable automation across diverse finishing applications.
“By mounting a Zivid structured light camera on the robot, we can precisely scan surfaces and optimize the tool path in seconds. This has significantly improved the accuracy and consistency of our automated finishing process.”
Nuri Park, AI Vision Engineer at AIDIN ROBOTICS
02 Challenges
In automated surface finishing, accuracy is mission‑critical. Even small mismatches between a scanned point cloud and the physical part geometry can significantly affect process quality. In sanding, polishing, and deburring operations, this can lead to:
- Under-processed areas
- Excessive material removal
- Failed quality inspections
- Part damage and material scrap
AIDIN required a vision system capable of producing clean, complete, and highly accurate 3D data across a wide range of conditions, including:
- Flat and free-form curved surfaces
- Corrugated and ribbed geometries
- Large and extended workpieces
- Irregular or non-repeatable part shapes
- Reflective metallic materials
In addition to sensing accuracy, motion flexibility was essential. End users needed to easily define and modify finishing strategies—such as horizontal or vertical zigzag patterns—while adjusting path density, overlap, and spacing to optimize surface quality and cycle time for different applications.
03 Solution
AIDIN Robotics designed AIRO‑ONE as a high‑precision robotic surface finishing platform that tightly integrates force control, 3D vision, and extended‑axis motion. The system incorporates a linear guide as a seventh axis, synchronized with the robot arm. This extended‑axis configuration enables continuous processing of large or elongated parts while maintaining consistent tool orientation, contact force, and surface quality across the entire workpiece.
For 3D perception, AIDIN selected the Zivid 2+ MR60 camera due to its high point cloud fidelity, sub‑millimeter measurement accuracy, and excellent trueness. The camera reliably captures detailed 3D data from complex geometries and challenging materials, including highly reflective metals such as steel, aluminum, and nickel. This level of accuracy is critical for minimizing rework, reducing manual touch‑up, and ensuring consistent, repeatable finishing outcomes.
Designed and factory‑calibrated for robot‑mounted operation, the camera enables high‑quality data acquisition from short working distances directly along the tool path. With acquisition times as low as 150 ms, the system supports fast scanning and adaptive path generation, allowing the robot to dynamically execute user‑defined finishing strategies.
AIRO-One Solution with F/T sensor for surface finishing
04 Results
With AIRO‑ONE, AIDIN Robotics is advancing its vision of no‑code manufacturing automation for robotic surface finishing. By combining patented 6‑axis force/torque sensing, an integrated seventh‑axis linear guide, and high‑precision 3D vision, the platform enables scalable automation for large, complex, and variable surface finishing applications.
Key capabilities include:
- Automated finishing of flat, curved, and narrow or edge-contact surfaces
- Real-time active force control
- Intuitive task teaching and setup
- Simple target force configuration
- Flexible and customizable path strategies
- Rapid deployment with minimal engineering effort
The result is a turnkey solution that allows manufacturers to deploy high‑precision robotic finishing faster, with greater consistency and reduced setup complexity.
AIRO‑ONE was showcased at the Korea Vision Show at AW 2026, where it received strong positive feedback for accuracy, process stability, and ease of integration. The system is now being deployed by multiple manufacturing customers across South Korea.