Virtual viewpoint
1 October 2017
Rob Ashwell finds that logistics, healthcare and research are turning to consumer imaging systems for their needs
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
CONSUMER
Adverts that know what you want
5 June 2015
Advertising boards that recognise the consumer and play them tailored adverts were once the thing of Hollywood, but are now becoming a reality thanks to machine vision. Tom Eddershaw reports
Industrial ideas meet consumer needs
3 November 2013
Systems developed for applications such as inspecting electronic components are finding their way into sports coverage, real estate, marketing and gaming. Siân Harris finds out why
Touch of class
22 August 2012
From interactive displays to 360° spherical videos of rock concerts, Greg Blackman finds out why machine vision technology is so suited to applications outside of industry
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MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
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
