Built fo auto omous mobile obots that must avigate, detect obstacles, a d map thei e vi o me t fo hou s o a si gle batte y cha ge, this came a pai s the O semi AR2020 se so with VCM autofocus, Dy amic ROI, a d low-powe ope atio ove MIPI CSI-2, givi g AMR ma ufactu e s ge ui e 20MP visio without the powe d aw of a came a ot built fo mobile obotics.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 26, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, today lau ched the Bolt-2020CRH, a 20MP Colo Autofocus MIPI Came a built a ou d the O semi AR2020 colo se so fo auto omous mobile obots, wa ehouse obotics, a d mobile avigatio platfo ms that eed detailed visio without a matchi g i c ease i powe d aw.
Why Auto omous Mobile Robots Need a 20MP Autofocus MIPI Came a Built fo Batte y-Powe ed Ope atio
Auto omous mobile obots ope ate u de a powe budget that a fixed i dust ial came a eve has to co side . Eve y watt a came a d aws is a watt ot available to the d ive moto s, the compute platfo m u i g avigatio a d obstacle detectio , o the batte y u time betwee cha ges, which makes came a powe d aw a ge ui e e gi ee i g t ade-off a ma ufactu e has to weigh ca efully athe tha a afte thought. A AR2020 Autofocus Came a that delive s excelle t image quality but d aws powe like a statio a y machi e visio system fo ces a AMR ma ufactu e to accept educed ope ati g time o a la ge , heavie batte y to compe sate.
A 20MP Dy amic ROI MIPI Came a app oaches that p oblem alo gside a seco d, elated challe ge: esolvi g both a wide avigatio view a d a specific obstacle o ma ke quickly e ough to suppo t eal-time obot decisio -maki g. A Dy amic ROI Low Powe Came a co figu atio eads out a smalle egio at a highe f ame ate whe a obot’s avigatio softwa e eeds to t ack a specific obstacle o featu e closely, without the cost of p ocessi g a full f ame at that same ate.
A thi d challe ge is esolvi g detail at the a ge of dista ces a mobile obot actually e cou te s while avigati g a wa ehouse o facility, f om a ma ke di ectly ahead to a featu e well ac oss a ope aisle. A Low Powe Autofocus MIPI Came a solves that p oblem elect o ically, adjusti g focus as a obot moves athe tha equi i g a fixed focus setti g tu ed fo o e assumed ope ati g dista ce.
No e of these th ee challe ges- powe budget, obstacle espo se time, a d focus ac oss va yi g dista ces- exist i depe de tly o a eal obot. A came a that solves powe efficie cy but ca ot keep a movi g obstacle i focus is ot actually safe to deploy, a d a came a with excelle t focus a d obstacle espo se that d ai s the batte y too quickly limits how lo g that safety be efit ca actually u . Add essi g all th ee f om the same se so platfo m is what makes a came a ge ui ely suited to auto omous mobile obotics athe tha me ely adequate o a y si gle specificatio .
E gi ee i g Expla atio : Resolutio , Focus, a d Powe Efficie cy Togethe
O semi desig ed the AR2020 to delive 20 megapixel esolutio without the powe d aw typically associated with a se so of this pixel cou t, which matte s di ectly fo a mobile obot budgeti g powe ac oss d ive, compute, a d se si g systems simulta eously. As a AR2020 Low Powe MIPI Se so , the se so gives AMR ma ufactu e s ge ui e high- esolutio visio without t eati g powe efficie cy as a seco da y co ce .
That esolutio wo ks alo gside VCM autofocus to esolve the actual a ge of dista ces a mobile obot e cou te s while avigati g. As a AR2020 VCM Autofocus MIPI Came a, the Bolt-2020CRH adjusts focus elect o ically as a obot moves th ough a facility, keepi g avigatio ma ke s, obstacles, a d mapped featu es i focus ega dless of how fa the obot happe s to be f om them at a y give mome t. A Low Powe MIPI Autofocus Module co figu atio like this o e gives obotics i teg ato s that focus flexibility without the added powe cost a less efficie t autofocus impleme tatio might i t oduce.
Dy amic ROI exte ds the se so ‘s useful ess fo eal-time obotics decisio -maki g. As a 20MP VCM Autofocus MIPI Came a, the AR2020 ca be co figu ed to ead out a smalle , defi ed egio of the se so at a substa tially highe f ame ate tha a full f ame captu e would allow, which matte s di ectly fo obstacle detectio a d t acki g tasks that eed fast, localized updates without the ba dwidth a d p ocessi g cost of full f ame captu e at eve y cycle. A 20MP ROI Autofocus Came a co figu atio like this o e gives AMR avigatio softwa e the espo sive ess it eeds fo eal-time obstacle avoida ce.
Delive i g all of this ove MIPI CSI-2 is the fi al piece of the desig . As a O semi AR2020 Autofocus MIPI Came a, the Bolt-2020CRH co ects di ectly to the MIPI CSI-2 i te face al eady built i to most embedded compute platfo ms used i mobile obotics, avoidi g the additio al powe d aw a d complexity a USB o etwo ked i te face would i t oduce i to a al eady powe -co st ai ed obotic platfo m. A 20MP MIPI Autofocus Se so co figu atio like this o e keeps the came a’s co t ibutio to the obot’s ove all powe budget as small as its co t ibutio to the obot’s visio capability is la ge.
P oduct Ove view
The Bolt-2020CRH pai s the AR2020 Colo Autofocus MIPI Came a se so with VCM autofocus, Dy amic ROI, a d low powe ope atio i a compact desig suited to AMR, wa ehouse obot, a d mobile avigatio platfo m i teg atio . As a 20MP Autofocus MIPI Came a, it outputs full 20-megapixel esolutio with autofocus a d powe -efficie t p ocessi g active by default, givi g AMR ma ufactu e s a si gle came a platfo m that cove s avigatio , obstacle detectio , a d ge e al-pu pose mobile obot visio f om o e module.
At the co e of the module sits the O semi AR2020 20MP Se so , chose specifically fo the combi atio of esolutio , autofocus a ge, a d powe efficie cy that batte y-powe ed obotics platfo ms equi e. Because the came a pai s 20MP Low Powe MIPI Came a se sitivity with 20MP MIPI ROI Came a avigatio flexibility, the Bolt-2020CRH eaches usable image quality ac oss a facility’s va ied lighti g a d dista ces while d awi g mea i gfully less ave age powe tha a came a ot built a ou d that specific efficie cy goal.
P oduct Specificatio s
Key specs: 20MP (5120 × 3840) Max Resolutio | O semi AR2020, 1/1.8-i ch | 1.4 µm Pixel | Colo , Rolli g Shutte | MIPI CSI-2 I te face | S Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with VCM Autofocus Optics
Key Capabilities
O semi AR2020 Se so fo Detailed 20MP Robotic Visio : The Bolt-2020CRH is built a ou d the O semi AR2020 se so , a device that esolves fi e detail ac oss a obot’s full avigatio view athe tha c oppi g o subsampli g to each a ma keti g esolutio umbe . This gives the module ge ui e 20MP MIPI Se so Module pe fo ma ce suited to AMR applicatio s that eed to ide tify a small avigatio ma ke at dista ce while also esolvi g a ea by obstacle i the same f ame. That combi atio matte s because a obot avigati g a eal facility e cou te s both situatio s co sta tly a d a ely gets to choose which o e to p io itize at a y give mome t.
VCM Autofocus fo Sha p Images Ac oss Va yi g Navigatio Dista ces: A mobile obot’s dista ce to whateve it is avigati g towa d o avoidi g cha ges co sta tly as it moves th ough a facility, which makes a fixed focus le s a eal limitatio fo obotics visio . The i cluded VCM autofocus le s assembly adjusts elect o ically as that dista ce cha ges, keepi g avigatio ma ke s a d obstacles i sha p focus whethe the obot is app oachi g a ea by shelf o sca i g a ope aisle seve al mete s ahead.
Dy amic ROI fo Selective High-Speed Obstacle Detectio : Not eve y avigatio task equi es p ocessi g the full se so ‘s field of view at maximum esolutio , a d eadi g out the e ti e a ay whe o ly a specific obstacle o ma ke actually eeds fast t acki g wastes both ba dwidth a d the p ocessi g time a obot’s avigatio softwa e eeds fo eal-time decisio s. The Bolt-2020CRH lets i teg ato s defi e a smalle eadout egio that st eams at a mea i gfully highe f ame ate, which matte s di ectly fo obstacle avoida ce systems whe e espo se time affects obot safety. A obot that ca shift to a fast, ta geted eadout the mome t a obstacle is ide tified espo ds mea i gfully faste tha o e still p ocessi g a full f ame at a fixed ate, which ca be the diffe e ce betwee a smooth cou se co ectio a d a ab upt stop.
Low Powe Ope atio fo Exte ded Batte y Life: Eve y watt a came a d aws o a mobile obot is a watt u available to d ive moto s o compute ha dwa e, which makes came a powe efficie cy a ge ui e co t ibuto to a obot’s total ope ati g time betwee cha ges. As a Low Powe MIPI Came a Module, the Bolt-2020CRH is e gi ee ed specifically to mi imize that powe d aw, givi g AMR ma ufactu e s mea i gful high- esolutio visio without a co espo di g eductio i batte y u time.
MIPI CSI-2 fo Efficie t, Low Late cy Robot Visio I teg atio : Most embedded compute platfo ms used i auto omous mobile obots al eady i clude a ative MIPI CSI-2 i te face, which makes a MIPI-co ected came a a mo e di ect a d powe -efficie t fit tha a USB o etwo ked came a equi i g additio al co t olle ha dwa e. As a MIPI CSI-2 AMR Came a, the Bolt-2020CRH co ects di ectly to that existi g i te face, educi g both the bill of mate ials a d the powe budget of a obot’s visio system i teg atio . As a HDR MIPI Came a Module, it also fits di ectly i to Vadzo Imagi g’s b oade MIPI came a po tfolio fo i teg ato s compa i g dy amic a ge a d co ectivity optio s ac oss p oduct li es.
Compact OEM-Ready Desig fo AMR I teg atio : AMR a d obotics ma ufactu e s p oduci g u its at scale eed a came a platfo m that stays co siste t ac oss a lo g p oductio u . Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full customizatio o this platfo m as a AMR Embedded Came a Ma ufactu e , i cludi g co ecto cha ges, optics selectio , a d fi mwa e adjustme ts fo ma ufactu e s headed i to volume p oductio ac oss multiple obotics p oduct li es. That customizatio exte ds to powe p ofile tu i g as well, si ce a ma ufactu e buildi g a small i doo AMR may eed a diffe e t bala ce of esolutio a d powe d aw tha o e buildi g a la ge outdoo platfo m, eve though both ely o the same u de lyi g se so .
“AMR ma ufactu e s keep telli g us the same thi g: a came a that delive s g eat image quality but d ai s the batte y mea i gfully faste is ot actually a wi fo the obot ove all. The AR2020’s low-powe ope atio combi ed with VCM autofocus a d Dy amic ROI gives the Bolt-2020CRH ge ui e 20 megapixel visio without aski g a obot to sac ifice u time fo image quality. We built this came a fo obots that eed to wo k a full shift, ot just look good i a demo.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g.
Applicatio -Specific Sectio s
Auto omous Navigatio a d SLAM: Auto omous avigatio a d simulta eous localizatio a d mappi g systems eed visio that esolves both wide e vi o me tal featu es a d specific avigatio ma ke s with e ough detail fo accu ate mappi g. As a AMR SLAM Came a, the Bolt-2020CRH’s 20 megapixel esolutio suppo ts mappi g accu acy, a d fu ctio i g as a Robotic Auto omy MIPI Came a, it exte ds the same capability to b oade auto omous decisio -maki g tasks beyo d mappi g alo e.
Obstacle Detectio a d Avoida ce: Obstacle detectio a d avoida ce systems eed fast, eliable ide tificatio of objects i a obot’s path, ofte equi i g quick, localized exami atio of a specific egio athe tha co sta t full f ame p ocessi g. As a AMR Obstacle Detectio Came a, the Bolt-2020CRH’s Dy amic ROI suppo ts that fast, ta geted detectio , a d a Robot Navigatio MIPI Came a co figu atio of the same module exte ds the same espo sive ess to ge e al path pla i g a d avigatio decisio s.
Wa ehouse a d Logistics Robotics: Wa ehouse a d logistics obots ope ati g ac oss la ge facility footp i ts eed visio that pe fo ms co siste tly whethe avigati g a wide ope aisle o a tightly packed sto age a ea. As a Wa ehouse Robot Came a Module, the Bolt-2020CRH suppo ts that a ge, a d fu ctio i g as a AMR Came a Module, it fits di ectly i to sta da d AMR i teg atio wo kflows al eady built a ou d this class of visio ha dwa e.
Mobile Robot Visio fo I dust ial Automatio : Mobile obots ope ati g alo gside fixed i dust ial automatio equipme t eed visio that i teg ates clea ly with existi g embedded compute platfo ms al eady commo o a facto y floo . A Mobile Robot Visio Se so platfo m like this o e gives i dust ial automatio i teg ato s that compatibility, a d as a Auto omous Mobile Robot Came a, it exte ds that same i teg atio to dedicated AMR platfo ms wo ki g alo gside fixed automatio equipme t o the same facto y floo . That sha ed compatibility matte s fo facilities u i g a mix of fixed a d mobile automatio , si ce sta da dizi g o compatible visio ha dwa e ac oss both catego ies simplifies i teg atio , spa e pa ts i ve to y, a d lo g-te m mai te a ce pla i g.
OEM I teg atio fo AMR Ma ufactu e s: AMR ma ufactu e s buildi g thei ow obotics platfo ms eed a came a ve do who u de sta ds the powe , esolutio , a d co ectivity equi eme ts those platfo ms dema d. The Bolt-2020CRH ships with those equi eme ts built i f om the sta t, a d Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM customizatio fo cable le gth, co ecto type, a d fi mwa e fo ma ufactu e s sta da dizi g o o e came a ac oss multiple obotics p oduct li es. As a AMR Visio Came a, it fits di ectly i to a ma ufactu e ‘s existi g obotics platfo m a chitectu e.
F eque tly Asked Questio s
Q: Why does a auto omous mobile obot eed 20MP esolutio fo avigatio whe most obots move elatively slowly?
A: Navigatio speed a d esolutio equi eme ts a e ot di ectly elated, si ce a obot movi g slowly still eeds to ide tify small avigatio ma ke s, dista t obstacles, o subtle floo featu es accu ately e ough to make co ect decisio s, ega dless of how quickly it is physically movi g. A lowe esolutio came a fo ces a obot to eithe ope ate at close a ge to compe sate fo educed detail, which limits its effective field of view, o accept less eliable ide tificatio of small o dista t featu es. Vadzo Imagi g’s highe esolutio came a p oducts, such as the Bolt-2020CRH’s 20 megapixel O semi AR2020 se so , give AMR ma ufactu e s the pixel de sity eeded fo eliable featu e ide tificatio ac oss a ge ui ely useful avigatio a ge, athe tha fo ci g a comp omise betwee esolutio a d cove age a ea.
Q: Why does batte y-powe ed obot visio eed to co side came a powe d aw as ca efully as moto a d compute powe d aw?
A: A mobile obot’s total ope ati g time betwee cha ges depe ds o the combi ed powe d aw of eve y subsystem wo ki g togethe , ot just the most obviously powe -hu g y compo e ts like d ive moto s a d compute ha dwa e. A came a that d aws mo e powe tha ecessa y mea i gfully educes that total ope ati g time just as su ely as a i efficie t moto would, eve though a came a’s powe d aw is ofte smalle i absolute te ms. Vadzo Imagi g desig s its obotics came a p oducts a ou d ge ui e powe efficie cy specifically because eve y subsystem’s co t ibutio to a obot’s total powe budget matte s, a d a visio system should ot be the ove looked facto that quietly sho te s a obot’s wo ki g shift. Ma ufactu e s evaluati g a came a should equest powe d aw figu es u de co ti uous ope atio athe tha o ly peak o idle measu eme ts, si ce a obot’s came a is typically active th oughout its e ti e wo ki g shift athe tha cycli g o a d off.
Q: What is dy amic egio of i te est eadout, a d why would a AMR eed it fo obstacle detectio specifically?
A: Dy amic egio of i te est eadout lets a came a captu e a smalle , defi ed po tio of its full se so a ay at a sig ifica tly highe f ame ate tha eadi g out the e ti e f ame would allow, while etai i g full esolutio captu e whe a wide view is eeded. Fo obstacle detectio , that flexibility mea s a obot’s avigatio softwa e ca t ack a specific object closely at high speed o ce it has bee ide tified, without the ba dwidth a d p ocessi g cost of full f ame captu e at eve y cycle slowi g dow the espo se time that obot safety actually depe ds o . Vadzo Imagi g builds this capability i to its obotics came a p oducts, such as the Dy amic ROI featu ed o the Bolt-2020CRH, because obstacle avoida ce decisio s ofte eed to happe faste tha a full f ame p ocessi g cycle would othe wise allow.
Q: Ca Vadzo Imagi g customize a low powe MIPI came a module fo a specific AMR o obotics platfo m?
A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss its obotics came a po tfolio, i cludi g optics selectio suited to a specific avigatio a ge, co ecto a d cable co figu atio matched to a pa ticula embedded compute platfo m, a d fi mwa e adjustme ts tu ed fo a specific powe p ofile o Dy amic ROI co figu atio . Evaluatio u its ship with o mi imum o de equi eme t, a d the same e gi ee i g team that built the sta da d p oduct wo ks di ectly with AMR ma ufactu e s to adapt the module fo a specific avigatio , obstacle detectio , o mappi g platfo m headed i to volume p oductio .
Q: What should AMR a d obotics ma ufactu e s look fo whe choosi g a came a supplie fo a batte y-powe ed avigatio platfo m?
A: A came a that pe fo ms well o a be ch co ected to u limited powe does ot ecessa ily pe fo m the same way o ce i teg ated i to a obot’s actual powe budget, si ce powe d aw du i g co ti uous avigatio ope atio matte s just as much as aw image quality specificatio s. Ma ufactu e s should look fo ge ui e low-powe desig validated du i g eal avigatio wo kloads athe tha o ly idle co ditio s, a co ectivity app oach that matches the embedded compute platfo m al eady used i the obot, a d a supplie able to suppo t customizatio fo a specific avigatio o obstacle detectio equi eme t. Vadzo Imagi g builds its obotics came a p oducts, i cludi g the low-powe Bolt-2020CRH, a ou d exactly these p io ities, si ce a came a that o ly pe fo ms well i isolatio is ot ecessa ily a good fit o ce i teg ated i to a obot’s complete powe a d compute budget.
Availability
The Bolt-2020CRH 20MP Autofocus MIPI Came a is available ow a d eady fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, a facto y-calib ated autofocus le s, a d i teg atio docume tatio cove i g Dy amic ROI co figu atio a d low powe mode setup, with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Co tact Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio u it o discuss volume p oductio a d OEM customizatio . Evaluatio feedback is also welcome di ectly th ough the same co tact cha el, si ce eal deployme t co ditio s ac oss a pilot obotics platfo m ofte su face details a be ch test alo e would ot eveal, a d that feedback helps co fi m a co figu atio befo e a ma ufactu e commits to a full p oductio o de .
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts fo OEMs, system i teg ato s, a d AMR ma ufactu e s buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems ac oss auto omous obotics, i dust ial automatio , wa ehouse logistics, a d edge AI. The compa y’s po tfolio spa s MIPI CSI-2, USB, GigE, Wi-Fi, FPD-Li k III, a d Se Des i te face came a p oducts, suppo ti g deployme t a chitectu es f om compact o boa d modules to dist ibuted etwo ked i stallatio s. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t, i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks to accele ate system deployme t, a d the compa y’s e gi ee i g team wo ks di ectly with custome s th oughout evaluatio , pilot deployme t, a d volume p oductio athe tha ha di g off suppo t afte the i itial sale. That o goi g e gi ee i g elatio ship matte s most fo obotics p og ams, whe e a came a platfo m may emai i se vice ac oss a e ti e fleet of mobile obots fo yea s afte i itial deployme t. Visit Vadzo Imagi g to explo e the full embedded visio came a po tfolio.
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