Orbbec Ends Robotic Lawn Mower ODM Business After Shipments Reach Only Thousands

What happened

Orbbec decided in mid-September to end its robotic lawn mower ODM business after cumulative shipments reached only a few thousand units, far below expectations. Its vision module business remains unaffected, and perception modules for outdoor robots are still in development. The report cites tighter FCC rules, a crowded market and customer shipments too small to sustain the ODM product line.

The story so far

Orbbec decided to end its robotic lawn mower ODM business after cumulative shipments reached only a few thousand units, far below expectations, Leiphone reported; its vision module business remains unaffected, and development of perception modules for outdoor robots continues. The report attributed the decision to tighter FCC rules, a crowded market and customer shipment volumes too small to sustain the ODM product line. The exit applies to the lawn mower ODM business, while Orbbec continues its work on vision and perception modules.

Keep reading

Trending now

1. 1Meta Releases Muse Spark Open With Mac and Cloud Support, Topping US Open-Weight Index
2. 2Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon Globally, Expands Paid Access as Benchmark Results Vary
3. 3OpenAI Updates GPT-6 Astra Pro in ChatGPT With Parallel Agents and Faster Responses
4. 4Meta’s New Business Terms Raise Dispute Over Website Crawling and AI Training Rights