Bin-picking remains a challenge for industrial robots, not least because of the difficulties in locating the object with vision technology, as Jessica Rowbury discovers
The interface to MVTec's standard machine vision software, Halcon, is now available for image acquisition with all USB3 Vision compliant cameras
The British Machine Vision Conference is due take place at the beginning of September, an event with machine vision in the title - but, confusingly, focusing on academic algorithm development and computer vision. Greg Blackman asks what industrial image processing can learn from academia
MVTec Software has launched the new maintenance release 11.0.2 of its machine vision software Halcon 11
Greg Blackman looks at the technology surrounding spectral imaging, including hyperspectral and multispectral solutions suitable for industrial imaging
MVTec Software has launched a new maintenance release of its machine vision standard software Halcon 11
Convergent Information Technologies has implemented a new development environment based on Halcon 11 from MVTec Software for its AutomAPPPS path planning software. The software is for robotic pick and place applications
Halcon 11 from MVTec supports a wide range of interfaces for 3D sensors
MVTec Software has announced the June release of Halcon 11, the latest version of its software package for machine vision users, providing many innovations and enhancements
MVTec Software has expanded its series of Halcon Embedded versions with the release of Halcon Embedded for OMAP4 processors
Limited data is a common problem when training CNNs in industrial imaging applications. Petra Thanner and Daniel Soukup, from the Austrian Institute of Technology, discuss ways of working with CNNs when data is scarce
Matthew Dale explores the high-resolution imaging solutions emerging for inspecting OLEDs and other electronic displays
As car makers install production lines for electric vehicles, Greg Blackman looks at how vision is currently used in their factories
Keely Portway investigates how vision technology is being used in the dental sector, from initial diagnosis, to quality control of prostheses
The UK is up to 20 per cent less productive than its major competitor countries because it is not investing in automation, Mike Wilson at the British Automation and Robot Association said at UKIVA's machine vision conference in Milton Keynes. Greg Blackman reports
