OSARO is building SightWorks grasp-depth sensing into fulfillment picking

OSARO secured USPTO patent 12,236,340 for computer-automated robot grasp depth estimation on February 25, 2025. The method estimates object depth from images and robot-arm poses collected during successful and failed grasp attempts. Source

The San Francisco company connects the patent to SightWorks, its vision software for fulfillment picking, kitting, bagging, depalletizing, and induction. OSARO describes the method as a way to reduce dependence on specialized depth sensors, which can be material in fulfillment cells that face reflective objects, plush toys, bagged apparel, and other categories that frustrate generic grasping.

SightWorks suggests pick points and item orientation for piece picking and bagging. For mixed-case depalletizing, it recognizes cases, detects damaged cartons, and flags pallet protrusions. OSARO describes the product as software installed on an industrial computer with an NVIDIA GPU, with robotic motion control translating perception into picks and placements.

AutoModel updates models for new SKUs without manual labeling, targeting packaging changes and end-effector changes. OSARO made SightWorks available to integrators and 3PLs in June 2023, positioning the software across depalletization, piece picking with AMR or ASRS systems, kitting, and induction work. Source

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