Services

Robotics and Machine Vision Consulting

• Custom software product development for imaging, robotics, and factory automation

• Robot programming: Fanuc, UR, Kawasaki, ABB, Epson, custom

• Vision programming: Cognex, HALCON, KEYENCE, Omron, Sherlock, custom

• Machine vision optics and lighting consulting and proof-of-concepts

• System design (robots, conveyors, AGVs, AMRs) at machine shop through Amazon/Microsoft/Google scale

• End user direct coaching to help get small robotic and vision systems working

• Technical supercharging assistance for major robot and vision system integrators

Custom Product and Factory Automation Software Development

• • • C++, C#/.NET, Matlab/Simulink

    • Python for ML (pytorch, TensorFlow, etc.), conversion of same to raw C++/assembly language for size, speed, and IP optimization

    • Embedded software design/POC on FPGA (Xilinx, Altera), SoC, DSP, embedded CPU

    • PLC system design, programming, optimization, code allocation between PLC and IPC: Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi

    • Cloud interfaces from PLC, IPC, or robot controller direct: AWS, Azure, Google

Electronic Design and Deployment

• Custom embedded control systems combining general purpose CPU/SoCs, DSPs, FPGAs

  • Design, schematic capture, PCB layout, build, debug, deploy: Altium, OrCad

• Mixed analog, digital, communications

Training and Custom Education

• Our founder, Ned Lecky, is a frequent speaker and coach for technology systems

• Ned was an Electrical Engineering lecturer and then professor for many years and developed and taught courses in:

  • FPGA design: Verilog and VHDL

  • Computer Vision: using his own libraries hand-coded in C to optimize size, speed, and to eliminate IP footprint

  • C++ programming for hardware engineers

  • Electronics design for software engineers

• Ned has also developed and delivered corporate training programs for data communications companies, Bell Labs/Lucent, and the US Army

  • Telecommunications and networking

  • Client/server architectures

  • Real-time embedded system implementation

  • Cloudera Hadoop

Industries We Know Well

• Factory Automation

  • Logistics: distribution centers, shipping/receiving hubs, inbound high-speed receive

    • Former Amazon fulfillment center Principal Hardware Engineer

  • Automotive

  • Packaging

  • Wood products

  • Paper products

  • Food and Beverage

• Data Center Automation

  • Formerly Microsoft and Google Data Center automation engineering team leader)

• Transportation

  • Automotive inspection

  • Under vehicle inspection

  • Railroad manufacturing, maintenance, and inspection