Vision and intelligence for the physical world
Empowering robots with depth, motion, and spatial understanding to navigate, perceive, and perform with millimeter precision — safely and autonomously in any environment.
RealSense gives robots the perception they need to move with purpose and intelligence. Acting as the visual cortex for Physical AI, RealSense combines advanced depth sensing, inertial motion data, and automated calibration to deliver accurate, reliable 3D understanding in real-world conditions. From humanoids and autonomous mobile robots to agricultural, delivery, and industrial systems, RealSense enables precise localization, safe navigation, and consistent performance across dynamic, unstructured environments.
RealSense for Robotics
RealSense technology forms the visual cortex of Physical AI — giving modern robotic systems the ability to see, understand, and interact with the world in real time.
With millimeter-level precision, integrated inertial sensing (IMU), automated calibration, and hardened systems built to operate in variable lighting, reflections, water, and darkness, RealSense enables consistent perception in any environment.
Its open-source SDK provides the flexibility to integrate advanced spatial intelligence and navigation into any form factor, from humanoids to harvesters. The result is a foundation for robots that move safely, adapt intelligently, and collaborate effectively in dynamic environments across factories, fields, and cities.
Humanoid Robots
RealSense equips humanoid robots with lifelike perception that enables safe and natural interaction in human-centered environments. Combined depth and motion awareness support balance, orientation, and precise localization, allowing humanoids to maintain smooth, stable movement even amid changing light, reflections, or crowded surroundings. By functioning as a true visual cortex, RealSense helps humanoids navigate dynamic environments safely — seeing, interpreting, and responding with precision and confidence.
Factory Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
In constantly changing factory floors, RealSense delivers the spatial intelligence AMRs need to operate safely alongside people and machinery. Its perception system supports precise localization and path planning, ensuring smooth navigation across reflective surfaces, vibrations, and moving obstacles. Automated calibration and the open-source SDK enable flexible integration, supporting reliable, human-aware mobility that improves efficiency and safety in industrial operations.
Agricultural Robots – Autonomous Navigation
RealSense provides dependable vision and motion awareness for autonomous navigation across rugged, shifting terrain. The system maintains orientation and localization on uneven ground, slopes, and variable surfaces. Built for extreme conditions, its hardened sensors maintain accuracy in sunlight, shadow, dust, and rain. Automated calibration ensures consistent performance over long operating hours, allowing agricultural robots to move efficiently and safely through dynamic outdoor environments.
For autonomous crop monitoring, RealSense captures precise color and depth information while maintaining imaging stability as robots move through the field. Consistent localization enables accurate mapping of crop conditions across large areas, providing reliable data for real-time analysis. Automated calibration and open-source flexibility make it easy to deploy across agricultural systems where precision and safety are vital to protecting crops and workers.
Robotic Arms & Manipulators
RealSense brings millimeter-level precision to robotic arms and manipulators, dramatically improving speed, accuracy, and reliability in complex pick-and-place tasks. Its high-fidelity depth sensing ensures consistent object recognition under glare or variable lighting, while automated calibration eliminates setup drift. By providing rapid, accurate spatial data, RealSense helps manipulators move faster and more safely — optimizing performance for manufacturing, packaging, and collaborative robotics.
Quadruped Robots
For quadruped robots, RealSense delivers the real-time visual and motion feedback needed for stable, agile movement across complex terrain. Accurate localization allows these systems to maintain balance and direction through motion, vibration, and impact. With automated calibration and rugged design, RealSense enables quadrupeds to navigate safely and intelligently through construction sites, inspection zones, and natural landscapes.
Delivery Robots
RealSense gives delivery robots the spatial perception needed to operate confidently in highly dynamic environments such as city streets, campuses, and hospital corridors. Accurate localization and orientation awareness enable smooth navigation over curbs, ramps, and uneven terrain while interpreting movement, elevation changes, and obstacles in real time. With automated calibration and hardened construction, RealSense supports fleets that perform reliably in rain, darkness, and constant motion, adapting seamlessly to the unpredictability of the real world.
Retail Robots
RealSense enables retail robots to operate safely and efficiently in busy store environments filled with people, carts, and constantly changing layouts. Its precise depth sensing and localization allow robots to identify, track, and manage inventory with millimeter-level accuracy, even under bright lighting or reflective surfaces. Consistent perception and motion awareness help avoid collisions while navigating aisles, ensuring smooth interaction with shoppers and staff. Automated calibration and open-source flexibility make RealSense ideal for retail systems that require accurate visual intelligence and reliable performance throughout long operating hours.
Cleaning Robots
Cleaning robots powered by RealSense navigate safely through public, industrial, and healthcare spaces with dynamic foot traffic. Precise localization and path control are maintained over uneven or slippery floors, ensuring consistent performance in busy environments. Depth sensing remains reliable on wet or reflective surfaces and under variable lighting, enabling continuous, safe operation around people. Automated calibration minimizes downtime, and the open-source SDK supports customization for environments where safety and reliability are essential — from hospitals to airports.
Forklifts
In warehouses and manufacturing facilities, RealSense enhances forklift automation with human-safe precision. Its millimeter-level depth sensing enables accurate load positioning, pallet alignment, and obstacle avoidance while maintaining stable localization during movement or vibration. Automated calibration preserves accuracy throughout heavy use, while the open-source SDK supports advanced safety systems that allow forklifts to operate smoothly alongside people and other equipment.