This year has been a busy one for the vision sector, with numerous acquisitions, embedded computing becoming more prominent, and greater interest in 3D and hyperspectral imaging. Greg Blackman looks back at a packed 2016
Google’s Open Images and YouTube8-M have released datasets of annotated images and video to aid researchers develop new image analysis techniques
Greg Blackman at the Vision trade fair in Stuttgart finds that embedded image processing looks set to transform the vision industry
Facebook, Amazon and Google are all working on high-profile deep learning projects, from speech pattern recognition to building driverless cars. Rob Ashwell looks at how the technology is being deployed in the machine vision sector to improve and speed inspection
Five companies have been shortlisted for the Vision Award at the upcoming Vision trade fair. Imaging and Machine Vision Europe looks at the technology chosen by the jury
Greg Blackman speaks to Torsten Wiesinger at Lucid Vision Labs, one of the newest industrial camera manufacturers on the block
A combination of vision, sensor and deep learning technologies are creating extraordinary developments in retail, writes Matthew Dale
Machine vision technology is improving quality control in automotive manufacturing, writes Andrew Williams
Keely Portway investigates the latest advances in 3D vision equipment, and how they could open up new industrial imaging applications