Three kinds of bin picking companies
The leading companies in industrial robotic bin picking fall into three groups:
- Specialized 3D vision and bin picking vendors. Vision is their core business. They build the 3D cameras and the software that finds and grasps parts, work with many robot brands, and tend to lead on hard applications.
- Robot manufacturers with integrated solutions. Their vision option is the easiest to integrate with their own robot arms, but bin picking isn't their core business. If you run one robot brand, it's worth a chat with your rep.
- Automation companies that deliver complete systems. System integrators build the full cell (robot, gripper, guarding, PLC) and own it through commissioning. They use vision from one of the first two groups, and they are the partner to bring in if you don't have that capability in-house. We don't list them here; most vision vendors name their integrators on a partners page.
Within the first group, the important distinction is that some companies sell a complete vision-guided picking solution, while others mainly supply the 3D camera and rely on software partners or system integrators. Zivid is camera-only, for example, while Eureka Robotics, Mech-Mind, Keyence and Photoneo ship camera and picking software together. If you buy a camera-only product, budget for the software and the engineering to make it pick.
Who's best? It depends on your application
There is no single best bin picking system. What makes one a good fit depends on your parts, your process and your team, and often on things only a test with your own parts will show. So this guide doesn't crown a winner. It shows what makes each vendor different, so you can match that to your cell.
We make one of the systems on this list, so read our entry with that in mind. Every competitor fact below comes from the vendor's own published material, and we only list what they publish. Nothing here comes from a paid placement.
Here's a short overview of all 13 vendors. The detailed profiles follow below.
| Vendor | Quick overview | AI capabilities | Robots | US office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Robotics | AI vision system specifically for bin picking. Easiest to get started, free POCs offered. | Yes | Most major brands | Atlanta, GA |
| Mech-Mind | Widest 3D camera range, plus no-code vision and robot-path software | Yes | Most major brands | Lisle, IL |
| Keyence | Four-camera 3D system sold and supported by Keyence directly | Not stated | Not stated publicly | Itasca, IL |
| Photoneo (Zebra) | 3D cameras that can scan moving parts, with CAD-based picking software | Yes | 12 brands | Cambridge, MA; parent Zebra in Lincolnshire, IL |
| Pickit | Bin picking package with native drivers for 18 robot brands | Yes | 18 brands | Plymouth, MI |
| Apera AI | Vision software that learns each part in simulation from CAD or a scan | Yes | 12 brands | - |
| Inbolt | Camera-on-robot guidance used on automotive lines | Yes | 6 brands | Detroit, MI |
| Cambrian Robotics | AI stereo software on off-the-shelf cameras, no projector | Yes | Any arm | Detroit, MI |
| Solomon | Pick your 3D sensor type; parts taught from a few examples | Yes | 20+ brands | City of Industry, CA |
| FANUC iRVision | Bin picking built into the FANUC robot controller | Not stated | FANUC only | Rochester Hills, MI |
| Yaskawa MotoSight 3D | Single-camera bin picking package sold with Yaskawa robots | No | Yaskawa only | Miamisburg, OH |
| SICK PLB | Sensor maker's bin picking line, incl. a ready kit for UR robots | Yes | Several | Minneapolis, MN |
| Zivid | High-end 3D cameras only; picking software comes from partners | No | Via partners | - |
The 13 bin picking companies, profiled
1. Eureka Robotics
Eureka builds the 3D camera, the controller and the StereoPick software as one system, specifically created for bin picking. The company started in 2018 as a spin-off from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and its systems have logged more than 30 million picks in production for manufacturers like Pratt & Whitney and Subaru.
What makes it different
- Free feasibility check to de-risk your project. Send your parts and get a video or live demo of them being picked within 72 hours of receiving them. See how it works.
- No CAD or training for simple picks. Masterless picking needs no CAD and no training, and works when a rough grasp is enough.
- Reliable on shiny, dark and overlapping parts. AI stereo 3D capture reads cluttered bins of reflective and dark parts with 99.5% accuracy.
- No cloud. No internet required. Picking runs fully offline on the Eureka Controller, so your CAD files and know-how never leave your plant.
2. Mech-Mind
Mech-Mind sells the widest range of 3D cameras on this list: 11 Mech-Eye models with LED or laser light, covering small parts up close to large bins far away. Its software adds deep-learning recognition (Mech-DLK) and no-code robot path planning (Mech-Viz).
Where it excels: jobs where getting exactly the right camera for an unusual part size or distance matters most, run by teams comfortable configuring the software themselves.
3. Keyence
Keyence's 3D vision-guided robotics system uses four cameras and one projector, taking 136 images per scan to remove blind spots, with path planning and a picking simulator built in. Specs and prices come through Keyence's own sales engineers rather than a public datasheet.
Where it excels: many US integrators already know Keyence, which can make finding one to build the cell easier.
4. Photoneo (Zebra Technologies)
Photoneo, owned by Zebra Technologies since 2025, is the motion specialist: its MotionCam-3D scans parts moving at up to 40 m/s. Bin Picking Studio checks the whole cell for collisions from CAD and adds AI localization for boxes and totes.
Where it excels: picking from moving conveyors and logistics cells, with clean CAD and one of 12 supported robot brands.
5. Pickit
Pickit from Belgium has the broadest native robot support here, with drivers for 18 brands, and sells camera, processor and software as one kit. Version 4.1 added setup by natural-language prompt.
Where it excels: integrators and cobot cells that need the same product across many robot brands.
6. Apera AI
Apera AI from Vancouver trains each part on more than a million simulated cycles from CAD or a 3D scan, and claims vision cycles as low as 0.3 s without special lighting.
Where it excels: high-volume lines where the same parts run for years, so CAD-based training pays off.
7. Inbolt
Inbolt GuideNOW puts the camera on the robot and trains from CAD in about five minutes, claiming 80 ms from perception to motion. Stellantis, Ford and thyssenkrupp use it on their lines.
Where it excels: automotive guidance tasks where parts or fixtures move.
8. Cambrian Robotics
Cambrian Robotics runs AI stereo vision on off-the-shelf cameras with no projector, lasers or extra lighting, trained on synthetic data from CAD. Volkswagen Group is a named customer.
Where it excels: precise picks close to assembly, on parts that have CAD.
9. Solomon
Solomon AccuPick 3D from Taiwan lets you choose the sensor type (structured light, time of flight or stereo) and teaches parts from a few examples instead of CAD.
Where it excels: teams that want to match the sensor to the job and skip CAD work. Test reflective parts in a trial: the published specs exclude surfaces that reflect more than 50% of light.
10. FANUC iRVision Bin Picking
FANUC iRVision Bin Picking runs inside the FANUC robot controller, with interference avoidance built in. It works with FANUC robots only.
Where it excels: all-FANUC plants that want one vendor for robot, vision and service.
11. Yaskawa Motoman MotoSight 3D BinPick
MotoSight 3D BinPick is Yaskawa's own package: a single structured-light camera with 3D CAD matching, sold with the robot.
Where it excels: all-Yaskawa plants with smaller bins, up to about 540 × 540 mm.
12. SICK PLB
SICK's PLB line comes from one of the largest industrial sensor makers and offers several 3D sensor types. Current versions locate parts with AI, and a ready-made kit for Universal Robots comes in Pro and Prime versions.
Where it excels: plants already standardised on SICK sensors and safety.
13. Zivid
Zivid makes high-end 3D cameras only, designed to mount on the robot and known for clean point clouds on shiny metal. Picking software comes from partners such as Pickit and Mujin.
Where it excels: integrators who build their own picking software and need the best possible point cloud.
Also worth knowing
Cognex does not sell a bin picking product; its 3D cameras target dimensioning and inspection. CapSen Robotics (Pittsburgh) sells picking software only. KUKA, Liebherr and Euclid Labs also offer bin picking software, mostly through their own channels.
Looking for an alternative to Mech-Mind, Keyence or Photoneo?
Teams usually start looking for an alternative because of one of these problems. If one sounds familiar, Eureka Robotics is worth a look.
| Common problem | How Eureka handles it |
|---|---|
| The system can't handle a tricky application reliably | More than 30 million operations in production with major manufacturers |
| Part files and images can't go to the cloud for information-security reasons | Processing runs locally on the Eureka Controller |
| You don't want a subscription | One-time purchase; no subscription required |
| Implementation is long and complex | Free proof of concept, and first picks within an afternoon |
| Parts change often | Your own team trains new parts in StereoPick |
FAQ
What does a bin picking system cost?
The vision system alone usually runs $30,000 to $60,000 including engineering. A full cell with robot, gripper, guarding and integration typically costs several times that. Our field guide breaks down the full budget.
Do I need CAD files for bin picking?
It depends on the vendor. Photoneo, Apera, Inbolt, Cambrian and Yaskawa train from CAD. Eureka, Keyence and Solomon can work without it.
Can bin picking handle shiny metal parts?
Yes, but results vary more by vendor here than anywhere else. Ask for a video of your own parts, since reflections break structured-light point clouds in ways a demo with matte parts won't show.
Which 3D camera is best for bin picking?
It depends on bin size, working distance and part finish. See Best 3D cameras for bin picking, compared.
Which gripper should I use?
See Grippers for bin picking, compared.
How long does deployment take?
A feasibility test takes days. Commissioning a full cell usually takes weeks to a few months, and most of that time goes to the gripper, cell layout and PLC integration, not the vision system.
Sources
All competitor details come from the vendors' own websites, checked on 10 November 2026. Vendors update specifications often; check with them before you buy.
