Kria KR260 robotics starter kit
23 May 2022
AMD has introduced the Kria KR260 robotics starter kit, the latest addition to the Kria portfolio of adaptive system-on-modules and developer kits
Robotics
Basler to exhibit at Embedded World, Analytica and Automatica
11 May 2022
Various examples of embedded vision applications will be showcased at Embedded World, while its medical and life sciences portfolio will be shown at Analytica
YinHang and Newsight mass produce restaurant service robots
6 May 2022
The robots provide an innovative service experience in restaurants but have applications in the much larger warehouse market. The robots incorporate Newsight's long-range ToF 3D vision capabilities
Dr Alireza Rastegarpanah working with a cobot on the task of unbolting a lithium-ion battery. Credit: Dr Alireza Rastegarpanah
Recycling EV batteries: a pressing automation problem
25 April 2022
Greg Blackman speaks to the Faraday Institution’s Dr Alireza Rastegarpanah about work to automate disassembly of lithium-ion batteries
Credit: IDS and Sewts
Robots get to grips with laundry automation
25 April 2022
German start-up Sewts has built a robot cell to automate the process of loading industrial laundry folding machines
Automatica to show wide range of collaborative robots
31 March 2022
On display at Automatica in June will also be a range of no-code robotics that aim to make robots extremely easy to use
Lab setup demonstrating the MWIR 3D measurement principle. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF
Thermographic 3D sensor gives robots view of glass
23 March 2022
The 3D sensor developed by scientists at Fraunhofer IOF combines a CO2 laser with two thermal cameras
EyeVision function for robot hand-eye calibration
16 March 2022
The image processing software EyeVision now allows the user a simple and intuitive hand-eye calibration for robots and handling systems
Automatica to focus on AI and automation
16 March 2022
Automatica, which will be held in Munich from 21 to 24 June, will have a focus on AI and machine vision
Automatica
The leading exhibition for smart automation and robotics
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A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Glass inspection normally involves different illumination methods. Credit: MSTVision
Tim Hayes provides a window into how to find defects in glass
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
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Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
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Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition
