OMNIVISION camera system available on NVIDIA platform

This combined solution will be showcased at the VISION 2024 event in OMNIVISION’s booth, from 8-10 October 2024 at Messe Stuttgart, Germany.

The humanoid robot market, valued at $1.8 billion in 2023, is forecast to grow to over $13 billion by 2028, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. These robots, designed to mimic human expressions, movements, and interactions, rely on a sophisticated integration of cameras, sensors, and AI/machine learning technologies to achieve these capabilities.

NVIDIA Holoscan is an AI sensor processing platform that offers low-latency sensor and network connectivity with optimised libraries for AI, data processing, and core microservices. It enables the creation of AI pipelines across various domains, including medical devices, industrial inspection, and high-performance edge computing.

NVIDIA Jetson, on the other hand, is a platform designed for robotics and embedded Edge AI applications. It provides compact, high-performance computing supported by the NVIDIA JetPack software development kit, enabling accelerated software development. NVIDIA’s application frameworks, such as Holoscan, Metropolis, and Isaac, further streamline the path to market.

“Humanoid robotic systems are complex and demand high processing capabilities for AI. OMNIVISION’s total camera solution supports four cameras simultaneously capturing high-resolution color images with an integrated ISP, which serves as a backend resource to support more AI functions. The solution has been verified and is ready with the NVIDIA Holoscan sensor bridge, which features an Ethernet output and supports long-distance transmission for flexible robotic camera placement,” said Kelly Yan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, OMNIVISION. “Our roadmap for robotics includes bringing an even more compact design to market in the future, using our recently announced 2.2-micron GS product family.”

OMNIVISION’s 2-megapixel OG02B10 GS sensor, utilising 3 x 3-micron OmniPixel3-GS technology, eliminates motion blur and significantly enhances low-light sensitivity. Paired with the OAX4000 ISP, which can process up to four camera modules with 140 dB high dynamic range (HDR), the system reduces design complexity, saves space, and enhances reliability.

Yan also noted that OMNIVISION’s future roadmap includes even more compact designs using the newly launched 2.2-micron GS product family, aimed at further advancing the robotics sector.