Zivid
Norwegian company developing 3D camera and machine vision technology for industrial automation and robotics
- CEO / Founder
- Thomas Embla Bonnerud
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Seed
- Key Investors
- Firda
Technology & Products
Key Products
Zivid 3D color cameras (Zivid One, Zivid 2+, Zivid 3) and associated vision software for industrial automation and robotics.
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: Fastest 3D camera (50ms for 2D + point clouds, 150ms for transparent materials), ambient light immunity, world's first binocular 3D camera to remove vertical reflection artifacts, highest-fidelity 8MP camera on the market, true-to-reality point clouds. VERIFIED: Multiple product generations (Zivid 1→2→2+→3) with continuous innovation since 2015; spun out of SINTEF with 14+ years of prior R&D (2001-2014); Zivid 2 won Gold Design Innovators Award (May 2021). DEFENSIBILITY: Deep optical sensor and 3D machine vision R&D expertise (20+ years cumulative); proprietary structured-light and binocular stereo technology developed from SINTEF research.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
High-performance 3D imaging for industrial inspection, robot guidance, and quality control applications
How They Differentiate
Zivid 3 offers 50ms capture speed (2D + point clouds) and 150ms for transparent materials — claimed as the fastest industrial 3D camera. World's first binocular 3D camera to remove vertical reflection artifacts. Highest-fidelity 8MP camera on the market. Purpose-built for robot-mounted applications with ambient light immunity and transparent object detection (Zivid 2+).
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Robot manufacturers, logistics automation, quality control systems, industrial inspection
Industry Verticals
Manufacturing, e-commerce, logistics, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, agriculture
Competitors
Cognex, Photoneo
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
47 employees; ~$2.32M annual revenue (Dun & Bradstreet, likely outdated); 30%+ employee-owned
Major Milestones
2001-2014: 3D and robot vision R&D at SINTEF; strategic project started 2011 for real-time 3D color camera; May 2015: Zivid AS spun out of SINTEF by Henrik Schumann-Olsen and Øystein Skotheim; March 2017: Zivid One launched (#1 product); Nov 2018: Zivid One+ launched; 2019: Expansion to China, South Korea, Japan, USA, Canada; Nov 2020: Zivid 2 launched; May 2021: Zivid 2 wins Gold Design Innovators Award; June 2023: Zivid 2+ launched (transparent object capability); Dec 2024: Zivid 2+ R-series launched (3x improvement); Nov 2025: Zivid 3 launched (next-level long-range robotics).
Notable Customers
Siemens, Solwr, ING Robotics, Inbolt