A university project to investigate mining in space, which uses a vision system to map the particles thrown up by a drill, is underway in Poland
A thermal imaging system designed to detect muscle and ligament damage in the legs of racehorses is currently being used by horse trainers and veterinary surgeons in the UK
Cameras, laser scanners and vision software are all allowing Fraunhofer IPA’s new customer service robot, Care-O-bot 4, to greet shoppers and show them around an electronics store in Germany
A trial monitoring the health of psychiatric patients with camera technology has taken place at Broadmoor High Secure Psychiatric Hospital in the UK
Two years' worth of data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia spacecraft - which includes a camera with a billion pixels - is scheduled for public release on 14 September
A rare Mexican book that was hidden from view for almost 500 years has been revealed using hyperspectral imaging
A high speed camera recently developed by Nasa has successfully recorded a video of the jet propulsion during a test of Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket booster
A research team based at Ecole Polytechnique and ESPCI ParisTech in Paris, France have explored the reason why balls in particular sports experience a zigzag (or knuckleball) trajectory when travelling through the air without spin
UK company Altec Engineering has designed and installed a vision system for 100 per cent inspection of components used in hearing aids
Thermal imaging cameras are being used during the Tour de France to detect hidden motors in bikes
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, writes about the importance of free trade for the machine vision sector, and what the VDMA is doing to promote this
Greg Blackman explores some novel ways of imaging glass, including a 3D technique to measure the flatness of glass panels
Matthew Dale discovers how emerging imaging technologies could make our roads safer and help manage congestion
The agri-food industry is on the verge of a revolution thanks to advances in precision farming. Machine vision plays a crucial role in these advances, as Keely Portway finds out
Jeff Bier, founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance, discusses the four key trends driving the proliferation of visual perception in machines
