Algolux presented a research paper at CVPR 2020, describing an approach applying a stochastic optimisation method to the problem of optimal hardware-software co-design of cameras and computer vision algorithms
IDS has released NXT Lighthouse version 1.1, intuitive AI training software without the need for programming
Flir Systems has released the Screen-EST software for the company's T-Series, Exx-Series, and A-Series thermal imaging cameras
Baumer is offering neoAPI and the Camera Explorer – two new free-of-charge software packages for fast, easy, and efficient camera integration
MVTec Software will present its current release Halcon 20.05 at Vision China Shanghai from 3 to 5 July
Basler has released its Embedded Vision Development Kit and two add-on camera kits powered by the Nvidia Jetson platform
NorPix has released StreamPix software version 8.2, which supports OPC and the Modbus communication protocol
Adaptive Vision has released the 5.0 beta version of its products portfolio, including Adaptive Vision Studio
Pleora Technologies and Neurocle have announced a technology partnership that simplifies the deployment of deep learning-based classification, segmentation, and object detection capabilities for visual inspection applications
MVTec Software will launch a new progress release of its standard software Halcon on 20 May 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
Two robots have been installed at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. Credit: Kuka
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
Matthew Dale explores the power of computational imaging, all made possible by clever illumination
Credit: Flir Systems
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
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 Imaging's David Hearn has died after a long illness. Mark Williamson, corporate marketing director at the company, looks back at Hearn’s career
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
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
