Combining the real (device-based) technologies in which Canon excels, such as texture-acquisition technology and photorealistic CG technology, with cyber (IT) technologies makes possible the creation of cutting-edge practical technologies, representing a new R&D concept for Canon: Advanced IRT. In the long term, Advanced IRT is expected to achieve expandability in various business domains. One application in which the technology shows particular promise is intelligent robotics employing Canon's sophisticated 3-D recognition technologies.
Launching R&D into Industrial Intelligent Robots Centered on 3-D Measurement and Recognition Technologies