Future endoscopic cameras will integrate Raman, OCT and broad field of view hyperspectral cameras. The meeting will discuss the challenges in the integration of biocompatible microoptics, specialty fibres and detectors with the medical system integrators.
With its Schott SingleEZ product family, the fibre optic lighting specialist introduces a smart and cost-effective solution for manufacturers of single-use endoscopes
The OV6948 sensor, measuring 0.575 x 0.575mm, is designed for medical imagers, including reusable medical imaging equipment
Panasonic is set to showcase its latest 4K POVCAM technology at the RSE and Advanced Course for Rhinoplasty 2019 congress to the rhinoplasty surgery segment
Ams has announced the pre-release of the NanEyeM, a miniature camera module with a footprint at the image sensor end of 1mm2
Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes
Camera systems measuring millimetres and costing only one dollar are now possible thanks to electronic and optical developments in wafer-level technology, Ams's Antonio Gomes said at Embedded Vision Europe in Stuttgart. Matthew Dale reports
Miniature image sensors and LED chips in endoscopes are enabling doctors to look further inside the body to diagnose medical conditions, and cameras are now even placed inside pills that the patient swallows. Beth Harlen investigates
Stephen Mounsey looks at some of the smallest cameras in the industry, discovering the limits of what's on offer at each size
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Engineers at KYB in front of a pick-and-place solution for handling steel metal cylinders. Credit: Pickit
Car manufacturing has been hit hard by Covid-19, but the need for automation on production lines has not diminished, as Greg Blackman finds out
A point cloud of a National Research Council Canada artefact superimposed on a CAD model. Credit: NIST
How do you choose a 3D vision system for a robot cell? Geraldine Cheok and Kamel Saidi at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA discuss an initiative to define standards for industrial 3D imaging
SWIR imaging can show bruising in fruit that wouldn't be evident with a visible camera. Credit: Sony
Edmund Optics’s Thomas Armspach-Young and Boris Lange consider the optics needed to get the best out of Sony's new short-wave infrared image sensors
What kind of economic development do you expect during and after this crisis?
Findings from a two-part survey, conducted by the European Machine Vision Association, on the effects the Covid-19 pandemic could have on the machine vision industry
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Christoph Hellmann Santos, of the ROS Industrial Consortium Europe and Fraunhofer IPA, explains why more industrial users are now building robots through the open source software platform, Robot Operating System
