Every grain counts
4 June 2020
How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing
June/July 2020
Two robots have been installed at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. Credit: Kuka
Helping hand for hospital testing labs
4 June 2020
Keely Portway looks at how robots are automating procedures in hospital testing laboratories, and how imaging underpins this
A setup for photometric stereo imaging in which multiple lights are used to illuminate an object from different directions. Credit: Advanced illumination
Guided by the light
4 June 2020
Matthew Dale explores the power of computational imaging, all made possible by clever illumination
Credit: Flir Systems
Flir Q1 thermal camera orders for fever screening jump
7 May 2020
As demand for thermal imaging rises during the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Blackman asks how effective thermal cameras are at screening people for signs of fever
AMRC's Kieran Edge talks Ventilator Challenge and supply chains
5 May 2020
Greg Blackman speaks to Kieran Edge at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, about new vision projects and the presentation he is to give for UKIVA's vision technology hub, to be broadcast on 14 May
Stemmer's David Hearn remembered
5 May 2020
Stemmer Imaging's David Hearn has died after a long illness. Mark Williamson, corporate marketing director at the company, looks back at Hearn’s career
Automation proposition undiminished, say vision industry bodies
27 April 2020
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
Chinese hospitals have ordered 2,000 UVD robots from Blue Ocean Robotics since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Blue Ocean Robotics
Automation demand grows in essential sectors, say robot firm CEOs
9 April 2020
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
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A look at the current market for lens technology and some of the latest products available
The HD-1500 from Omron can handle payloads of up to 1,500kg, making it possible to automate tasks that would normally need a forklift truck. Credit: Omron
Susan Curtis explores the burgeoning world of autonomous mobile robots
Leica Biosystems' Aperio GT 450 DX is designed for high-volume clinical labs to scale up digital pathology operations. Credit: Leica Biosystems
From speeding up pathology scanning to event-based sensing, there’s plenty of new technology finding its way into life science labs. Rebecca Pool reports
The Matrox Meteor-II PCI frame grabbers, launched in 1997. Credit: Matrox
This year saw Matrox celebrate its 45th anniversary. Greg Blackman speaks to co-founder Lorne Trottier about the imaging firm’s history
Paul Brown of Fera Science operating the hyperspectral drone camera at Big Wood, Suffolk. Credit: Gary Battell
Greg Blackman speaks to Dr Michelle Hamilton at STFC RAL Space about mapping trees with spectral imaging
Robot solutions at the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Credit: Manufacturing Technology Centre
Responding to a report on UK adoption of robots and automation, UKIVA’s Neil Sandhu and Allan Anderson argue vision brings similar benefits for productivity
The board of VDMA Machine Vision; Mark Williamson third from left. Credit: VDMA Machine Vision
As its new chairman, Mark Williamson sets out the priorities for VDMA Machine Vision
One of the early 3D deflectometry scanners used security cameras, but still produced a high-quality 3D surface profile. Credit: Isak du Preez/Axiscan
Greg Blackman talks to Isak du Preez, who’s new approach to 3D deflectometry has attracted interest from BMW and other car makers
Credit: Deep Detection
Greg Blackman speaks to Colin Burnham of Deep Detection about new X-ray technology for industrial inspection
