Trossen & Stereolabs, an Ouster Subsidiary, Partner to Put High-Fidelity Stereo Vision at the Heart of Physical AI

Trossen's new lineup of Physical AI platforms comes with Stereolabs ZED X Mini and dual ZED X Nanos, providing synchronized, training-grade visual data

DOWNERS GROVE, IL, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Trossen Robotics, a provider of research and data-collection platforms for Physical AI, and Stereolabs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) and maker of the ZED series of AI stereo cameras, today announced the factory integration of ZED X Mini and ZED X Nano cameras into Trossen’s Workbench and Rivet, its stationary and mobile bimanual manipulation platforms.

Physical AI models depend on high-quality visual demonstrations. Systems assembled from separately sourced robot arms, consumer-grade USB cameras, and custom drivers can produce low-resolution imagery, inconsistent calibration, motion blur, and timing drift.

Workbench and Rivet feature dual WidowX Pro 6-DoF arms with 700–1,000 mm reach, 4–6 kg payload capacity, and 1 mm repeatability. Each includes NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB compute, local and internet teleoperation, and a factory-calibrated three-camera Stereolabs vision system.

A center-mounted ZED X Mini provides a global stereo-depth view, while two wrist-mounted ZED X Nano cameras capture close-range views of grippers and objects for fine manipulation.

The ZED X Nano’s dual 2.3 MP (1920×1200) global-shutter sensors capture at up to 60 fps, while its neural depth engine resolves geometry from 3 cm. GMSL2 connectivity, locking EMI-resistant cabling, and a zero-copy pipeline keep all three cameras synchronized on the Jetson during recording, encoding, and inference. An onboard IMU supports stable wrist views during arm motion.

Each teleoperated episode produces synchronized, multi-view RGB-plus-depth data for imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real workflows, with native ROS 2, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, and Isaac Lab support.

“The Physical AI community is migrating to GMSL2 because USB can't handle the long cable runs from the end effector to compute that real robots demand,” said Matt Trossen, CEO of Trossen Robotics. “Stereolabs ZED X Nano gives us the signal stability, image quality, and throughput to take Physical AI from the lab into hardened industrial deployments. Teams should spend their time collecting demonstrations and training policies, not integrating and calibrating camera rigs.”

“Trossen has done what few others have: put the camera at the heart of a complete, calibrated data-collection system,” said Cecile Schmollgruber, President of Stereolabs. “The Workbench with Stereolabs ZED X Mini and ZED X Nano turns every demonstration into training-grade data, and that's what will move Physical AI forward.”

Workbench anchors a suite that also includes Rivet, Glide passive leader arms, and the Cockpit operator station. The suite will be demonstrated at Trossen’s Physical AI Residency in San Francisco, August 12–28, 2026, and the Actuate conference, August 18–19, 2026.

About Trossen Robotics

Trossen Robotics develops modular hardware and software platforms for Physical AI research, data collection, and deployment. Its robotic arms, mobile manipulators, teleoperation systems, and developer tools help teams collect data, train embodied AI models, and move applications from the lab into real-world use.

About Stereolabs

Stereolabs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST), develops 3D vision and depth-perception technology for Physical AI. Its ZED cameras and SDK provide real-time depth sensing, spatial mapping, and AI-powered object understanding for robotics, industrial automation, and smart spaces.

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