The system assesses the radioactivity and physical characteristics of nuclear waste, and then sorts and segregates it into appropriate containers (Image: Cyan Tec)
The advanced solution will help increase recycling rates and reduce the number of waste containers sent for disposal
Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. Credit: lavizzara/shutterstock.com
The hyperspectral payload will be built by Metaspectral and HySpeed, and will use data compression and machine learning to overcome bandwidth constraints
Dr Mario Giardini from the University of Strathclyde testing the technology. Credit: University of Strathclyde
The imager, developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde, is an add-on to a slit lamp, equipment commonly used by optometrists
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German start-up Sewts has built a robot cell to automate the process of loading industrial laundry folding machines
The system assesses different parts, like these two generators. Credit: Fraunhofer IPK/Larissa Klassen
A project to scan used car parts to identify those that can be reused is underway. The EIBA project is based on 3D stereo cameras and AI
DeGould's Auto-compact inspection system. Credit: DeGould and Sony
Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant employs an inspection system made by DeGould incorporating arch lighting, AI, and 61-megapixel Sony cameras
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Ontario-based Dairy Distillery, which turns dairy by-products into vodka, has installed machine vision to add decision support to its labelling process
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An Italian porcelain manufacturer has automated production of its teacups with a vision-guided pick-and-place system
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The vision devices use Sony's IMX500 sensor, which is able to run AI algorithms on the chip to provide real-time information about free parking spaces and other transport data
The first colour image, captured by a CMV20000 sensor, to be sent back by the hazard cameras on the Perseverance rover after its landing on Mars on 18 February. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Greg Blackman speaks to Guy Meynants, formerly of Cmosis, and Paul Jerram, of Teledyne e2v, about the history of the image sensors onboard the Mars rover
Unispectral’s solutions allow for a smaller, lower-cost system that can be used in any application for which hyperspectral imaging is desired. Credit: Unispectral
Reducing the cost and size of hyperspectral cameras is opening up many more applications, as Keely Portway finds out
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A GigE Vision round-up with a look at some of the latest technology
Setup of combined hyperspectral and fundus camera at Peter Stalmans’ lab at KU Leuven. Credit: Imec/KU Leuven
Investigations are underway into using hyperspectral imaging to screen for a host of medical conditions, as Abigail Williams finds out
Nerian Vision’s stereo vision cameras incorporate an FPGA for real-time 3D imaging. Credit: Nerian Vision
High-speed 3D cameras were in full force at Vision Stuttgart. Alice Rolandini Jensen explores the technology
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Although open-source software is practically ubiquitous in the IT world, there will likely always be a place for proprietary machine vision offerings, finds Benjamin Skuse
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Mark Williamson, Chairman of the Board of VDMA Machine Vision, at the opening of the Vision trade fair, said the industry had grown by an impressive 16% in Germany in 2021
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Fresh from Embedded World, we speak to Tim Vehling at Mythic on the benefits of AI accelerators for industrial vision
