Flir Systems has made a strategic investment in drone operations company DroneBase, becoming an exclusive supplier of thermal imaging equipment and training
Endeavor Robotic Holdings builds unmanned ground vehicles, while Aeryon Labs develops aerial systems
SLAMcore, a UK developer of Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms for robots and drones, has raised $5m in funding in order to help it deliver its technology market
Matthew Dale explores new algorithms, processing boards and interfaces for viewing images, all for improving airborne surveillance
Flir Systems has completed a strategic investment in DroneSense
Researchers at the University of Zurich and the Swiss research consortium NCCR Robotics are using eye-inspired cameras to guide drones in low-light conditions
Matthew Dale finds that optical inspection techniques are improving upkeep and the running of rail networks
Matthew Dale looks at how thermal imaging is improving solar plant inspection
Beth Harlen looks at how the accessibility of imaging technology has impacted the evolution of geographic information systems
The potential applications for spectral imaging technology are growing, and Headwall Photonics is leading the way. Beth Harlen speaks to co-founder and CEO David Bannon to find out more
The sensor of SWIR Vision Systems' Acuros CQD 1920 camera
Matthew Dale finds that new sensor technologies based on quantum dots are set to bring down the cost of shortwave infrared imaging
Keely Portway finds out how vision technology is playing a role in medical diagnosis
Bob McCurrach, director of standards development at AIA, updates on the progress being made in GigE Vision
Following speaking at Embedded Vision Europe, Pierre Gutierrez, lead machine learning researcher at Scortex, writes about the challenges of deploying deep learning on the factory floor
Takashi Someda, CTO at Hacarus, on the advantages of sparse modelling AI tools
Depth map from the SceneScan. Credit: Nerian Vision
Dr Konstantin Schauwecker, CEO of Nerian Vision, describes the firm’s stereo vision sensor for fast depth perception with FPGAs
MVDK evaluation board with MIPI CSI-2 sensor and CXP interface board. Credit: Euresys
Greg Blackman finds that purchasing IP cores for FPGAs is one way to reduce time-to-market for camera production
