The 2026 Visionaries Yearbook is out now, inspecting the past year of machine vision and taking a closer look at what comes next
The 2026 Visionaries Yearbook, from Imaging & Machine Vision Europe, brings together a year of industry insights, emerging technologies and real-world applications from the brightest, fastest and most intelligent machine vision applications. From the market’s main challenges and opportunities, from underwater drones to humanoid robots, from smart factories to smart farms, and even a set of operational air drums, the bumper Yearbook issue is packed with crucial details on where the industry has been, and where it’s heading.
What’s happening across the European vision industry?
The 2026 Visionaries Yearbook opens with views from leaders across the vendor community, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the sector as it emerges from a difficult period. With forecasts pointing towards renewed growth, the industry’s outlook is coming back into focus, but there are still plenty of questions to answer.
A review of the year’s major events adds another piece to the picture, looking back at the shows, conferences and conversations that shaped the vision community, as well as what’s coming up next.
All eyes on VISION
Speaking of what’s next, with VISION Stuttgart just moments away, we have you covered. A comprehensive guide to the event highlights the booths worth visiting, the presentations and talks worth watching, a recap of the VISION Award nominees and a curated selection of exhibitor products. Whether you’re hunting for the latest cameras, sensors, lighting, software or automation technology, it’s a useful starting point to make sure you don’t miss what matters.
Integrators step up to make vision real
The rest of the Visionaries Yearbook shines its spotlight on the community that puts the technology to work. Across a series of Visionary integrator interviews, we explore a variety of projects and applications for factories, warehouses, outdoor environments, automotive sensing, retail and robotics.
Integrators from Soldel Group, Sentinel Vision, Matta AI, 42T and Visicon give lessons on inspection, AI and industrial imaging; Advanced Navigation, Bonsai Robotics, Adigo Mechatronics and VA imaging talk about the unpredictable realities of field deployment; Seeing Machines and Humanoid tell us how machine vision can help both humans and robots get around safely and Simbe Robotics, Hypersphere Consulting and acp Systems explain how machine vision is used to automate and improve industrial processes.
Last but not least, Makestreme shows that machine vision isn’t just for big companies in big industries, but there’s room for independent makers, too.
A year’s worth of vision, all in one place
From market trends to practical engineering lessons, the 2026 Visionaries Yearbook offers plenty to get your lenses on. It’s a chance to catch up on the technologies, ideas and applications shaping machine vision.
Register for free to receive Imaging & Machine Vision Europe and pick up a 2026 Visionaries Yearbook at VISION Stuttgart.
