Ember Robotics Launches: Camera Diagnostics for Robots

Ember Robotics recently launched!

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^{"Reducing vision failures from the source."}

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^{tldr; Got camera problems? They’ve got solutions.}

^{Ember builds software to monitor and resolve robot camera issues - so you can reduce vision failures from the source.}

^{Is robot camera reliability or degraded vision driving you nuts? Book a demo here or reach out to them here.}

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‍Founded by Shivani Mouleeswaran & Ritika Shrivastava -- they built software at Tesla Autopilot to optimize camera performance for autonomy. They’ve covered the camera stack end-to-end (low-latency image capture, real-time camera monitoring, online camera calibration, multi-trip reconstruction, and SLAM) - you could say they’re passionate about helping robots see!

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The problem

They’ve spent years working on vision systems for autonomous robots and found similar issues everywhere:

• Robotics companies work on lean teams that have to do lots of things super fast - hardware reliability is often secondary to core product features
• Camera failures cause large fires because they float up the stack to critically damage perception, controls, and safety‍
• Digging through layers of software / hardware to figure out what went wrong is painful (ex. sometimes you spend hours goose-chasing a “perception issue” just to find a loose cable)

Their solution

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A camera diagnostics framework that ties in real-time data, logs, and reports to contextualize your robot’s vision health. Support the full life-cycle of your robot with features like:

✅ Out-of-the-box tracking for common issues (disconnection, frame drops, time sync)

💬 Automated suggestions for error resolution

⏱️ Real-time alerts

🖌️ Image quality analysis tools to optimize computer vision

📈 Historical data analysis for predictive maintenance

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Try it out: Plug-and-play camera testing

Bench-test cameras or diagnose issues in the field with one easy tool. Fill a config file, launch the service, and get fast metrics on camera health.

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They currently support Intel® RealSense™ D400 cameras and ROS - more cameras and pub-sub models coming soon!

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Learn More

^{🌐 Visit www.emberrobotics.com to learn more.}

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^{📅 Is robot camera reliability or degraded vision driving you nuts? Book a demo here or reach out to them here.}

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^{🤝 If you know anyone working on robots, drones, or other multi-camera systems (surveillance, manufacturing, etc.) they would love a warm intro.}

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