Recognizing Text and Numbers in Images with Python and EasyOCR
A project needed a small feature for recognizing text and numbers in images, so I found EasyOCR, a useful open-source library. This article explains how to use it.
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Implementing Painting, Grinding, and Other Operations in RobotStudio (Curved-Surface Path Generation and Simulation)
Import a CAD model with complex curved surfaces, such as a car body, into RobotStudio. Use RobotStudio for path planning to enable a robotic arm to paint the car body.
Basic NumPy Methods for Data Processing
Notes and examples on functions and methods for array operations with NumPy, including array creation, slicing and indexing, basic array operations (transposing, joining, sorting, flattening, and more), and the use of some basic array computation functions.
Basic Anaconda Usage and Calling It from PyCharm
We may want to install many different versions of Python on a computer, or we may want a Python environment to contain only the packages we use so it is easier to package and distribute a program. These situations all require creating Python virtual environments. Anaconda is a tool for managing Python environments like this.
PyQt5 GUI Development Notes
The lab recently needed to process many spreadsheets, so I built a Python tool to help. The program uses PyQt5 for the graphical interface. This post records the full workflow—from installing PyQt5, to designing the UI, to writing code that drives the widgets, and finally packaging the app as an exe.
Creating a Palletizing Robot in RobotStudio
First, import an IRB2600 robot and move the gripper's local coordinate origin to the center of its top surface (where it connects to the flange). Align the local coordinates of the gripper Smart Component with the coordinates of the robot's end flange...
Building a Dual-Conveyor System in RobotStudio
Start by building the mechanical structure of the system. Import two conveyors, rotate the second conveyor 90° about the z-axis, then offset it -3200mm along the y-axis. Import the IRB120 robot and move it to a suitable position. Create a workpiece model...
RobotStudio Conveyor Design
Create a new station and import a conveyor from Equipment. Create a cube to serve as the object carried by the conveyor. Drag the small cube onto the conveyor at the desired position, using Snap and Set Position to position it precisely...