Ubicept replaces blurry CMOS with sharp SPAD imaging - The Robot Report

Ubicept has introduced the Ubicept Toolkit, a software solution that enhances imaging quality by leveraging single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensors alongside traditional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) cameras. Unlike CMOS sensors, which often produce noisy and blurry images in low-light conditions, SPAD sensors capture photons with sub-nanosecond precision, enabling sharper, higher-contrast images and videos. The toolkit supports both offline and live processing of video data, improving object recognition and spatial awareness in applications such as robotics, automotive navigation, and industrial sensing. Ubicept claims its physics-based imaging approach delivers more reliable data than AI-based video enhancement, particularly in challenging lighting scenarios. The company emphasizes that its technology can be integrated with existing hardware platforms, including Qualcomm Snapdragon and NXP chips, to enhance perception models without requiring new sensor manufacturing. The Ubicept Toolkit is compatible with any CMOS camera providing raw, uncompressed output, allowing developers to immediately improve image quality. While Ubice