Leopard Imaging Announces New Camera Modules for 'Physical AI' — The Next Frontier of AI

Leopard Imaging, a global leader in camera design and manufacturing and developer of cutting-edge AI-based cameras for Fortune 500 companies, is announcing a series of new camera modules designed for 'Physical AI'.

The 'Physical AI' emphasized by Leopard Imaging refers to AI that not only operates within digital spaces (on screens) but also perceives, understands, and acts autonomously in the real physical world—unlike conventional AI. To realize this, the performance of the 'eye', analogous to the human eye, becomes critically important.

The reason Leopard Imaging's latest modules are labeled as 'Physical AI'-ready lies in the following key technologies:

- Depth Sensing to Capture Physical Laws

Rather than simple 2D images, the modules use iToF (Time-of-Flight) and active stereo cameras to deliver accurate 3D shapes and distances of objects to AI. This prevents robots from making errors such as 'grabbing at empty air'.

- Ultra-Low-Latency Connectivity via 10GigE

In 'Physical AI', video latency directly translates to 'robot collisions'. The 10Gbps GPU Direct Connect technology writes data directly into the processor's memory (e.g., NVIDIA Thor), minimizing communication delays to the extreme.

- Integration with Digital Twins (Simulation)

For developing 'Physical AI', millions of training iterations occur in virtual environments like NVIDIA Isaac Sim. Leopard Imaging's cameras provide digital twin models that match real-world conditions—such as lens distortion and light reflection—ensuring AI trained in simulation operates seamlessly on real robots.

The latest camera module, 'LI-ASTRO-VB1940-VCL-ST80-10GigE-120H', is developed by Leopard Imaging specifically for NVIDIA's next-generation AI platforms, including the Jetson AGX Orin and AGX Thor series. It is not merely a 'camera', but designed as the 'eye of AI' to fully leverage the powerful computing capabilities of NVIDIA ECUs.

Key Features of the 'AI Eye' — 'LI-ASTRO-VB1940-VCL-ST80-10GigE-120H':

① Global Shutter CMOS Sensor

Conventional cameras (rolling shutter type) suffer from image distortion—known as the 'jelly effect'—during high-speed motion. The 'LI-ASTRO-VB1940-VCL-ST80-10GigE-120H' uses a global shutter CMOS sensor, exposing all pixels simultaneously. This enables fast-moving robots and drones to calculate distances to surrounding objects with millimeter-level precision.

② RGB-IR Hybrid Technology

Typically, cameras specialize in either color imaging (RGB) or night vision (IR). However, the 'LI-ASTRO-VB1940-VCL-ST80-10GigE-120H' can capture both simultaneously using a single sensor.

Daytime: Clear color images enable accurate object detection, allowing AI to recognize, for example, 'this is a chair'.

Nighttime/Dark Environments: Using infrared light, the camera measures depth (distance) even in complete darkness. This makes it ideal as the 'eye' for 24/7 autonomous warehouse robots (AMRs).

③ Optimization for NVIDIA Jetson Series

The 'LI-ASTRO-VB1940-VCL-ST80-10GigE-120H' is designed for direct connection to Jetson AGX Orin and the latest AGX Thor via NVIDIA's GMSL2 deserializer.

Synchronization Performance: The two lenses operate in perfect sync, enabling extremely high accuracy in stereo matching (disparity calculation).

Thanks to these innovative technologies, moving objects can be captured in 3D, without distortion and even in darkness. When combined with powerful AI ECUs like NVIDIA's AGX Orin and AGX Thor, this enables autonomous AI behavior in the real world—something previously unattainable.

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