The robotics market in North America is down 18 per cent so far compared to the same period last year
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and ASTM Committee E57 have released proceedings on a workshop to define the performance of 3D imaging systems for robots in manufacturing
The appetite for vision and automation remains strong, but there is still a lot of uncertainty at the present time, were the views of the heads of the AIA, EMVA, VDMA Machine Vision, and UKIVA in a webinar
Machine vision members of the VDMA have provided a reasonably upbeat assessment of the vision market, as countries continue to combat the coronavirus pandemic
UKIVA has changed its Machine Vision Conference to an online technology hub
The AIA in the USA will run its Vision Week from 18 to 22 May; the EMVA will host a one-day virtual business conference on 26 June; and UKIVA will open its Technology Presentation Hub on 14 May
AIA brings a full week of educational conference sessions, keynote speakers and connection to the industry’s top suppliers showcasing the latest vision and imaging technologies.
Participation is free, and anyone working with vision and imaging technologies – or those who would like to – are encouraged to register.
Registrants will get access to educational sessions taught by vision experts, where they'll learn how vision can help increase profitability, improve throughput, reduce defects, comply with regulations, solve automation problems and more!
Imaging and Machine Vision Europe hosted a live panel discussion featuring the heads of VDMA, EMVA, AIA and UKIVA to discuss vision's response to the Covid 19 crisis
Chinese hospitals have ordered 2,000 UVD robots from Blue Ocean Robotics since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Blue Ocean Robotics
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of robotics and automation in many areas of manufacturing and society, according to CEOs of robotic firms in a webinar run by A3
Imaging and Machine Vision Europe will host a live panel discussion (3pm UK; 4pm Europe; 10am ET USA) featuring the heads of VDMA, EMVA, AIA and UKIVA to discuss vision's response to the Covid 19 crisis.
UKIVA's Machine Vision Conference has been cancelled; instead the association will host the presentations online on 14 May
Show organisers and exhibitors are preparing online forums to present new technology during the coronavirus pandemic
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Engineers at KYB in front of a pick-and-place solution for handling steel metal cylinders. Credit: Pickit
Car manufacturing has been hit hard by Covid-19, but the need for automation on production lines has not diminished, as Greg Blackman finds out
A point cloud of a National Research Council Canada artefact superimposed on a CAD model. Credit: NIST
How do you choose a 3D vision system for a robot cell? Geraldine Cheok and Kamel Saidi at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA discuss an initiative to define standards for industrial 3D imaging
SWIR imaging can show bruising in fruit that wouldn't be evident with a visible camera. Credit: Sony
Edmund Optics’s Thomas Armspach-Young and Boris Lange consider the optics needed to get the best out of Sony's new short-wave infrared image sensors
What kind of economic development do you expect during and after this crisis?
Findings from a two-part survey, conducted by the European Machine Vision Association, on the effects the Covid-19 pandemic could have on the machine vision industry
Credit: Drag&bot
Christoph Hellmann Santos, of the ROS Industrial Consortium Europe and Fraunhofer IPA, explains why more industrial users are now building robots through the open source software platform, Robot Operating System
