AIST, Ookuma Electronic, Applied Vision Systems Jointly Develop Advanced Robotic System for Handling Drug Ampules.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 18, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (産業技術総合研究所 (AIST AIST Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) AIST National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) AIST Association for Iron & Steel Technology ) announced on October 17 that its Intelligent Systems Research Institute has developed a robotic system to handle and sort drug ampules, in collaboration with Ookuma Electronic and Applied Vision Systems (AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside ). The new system, which is based on Versatile Volumetric Vision, a high-functional 3-D vision system developed by AIST, can automatically discern various ampules and syringes and sort them out with precision. The three partners will strive to commercialize the system within two years. They expect that the new system will contribute to preventing medical accidents and improving work environments for medical professionals, particularly for pharmacists. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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