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
The VDMA Machine Vision sector group has elected a new board for 2018-2021 at a members’ assembly of the VDMA Robotic and Automation Association
Engineers at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy are developing a vision system that can infer what a human is going to do in order for a robot to operate more effectively with its human co-workers. Professor Paolo Rocco spoke about the project at the European Machine Vision Forum in Bologna, Italy
An exhibition for smart automation and robotics.
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have built a robot that can assemble an Ikea chair in less than 10 minutes
UK vision equipment supplier, Multipix Imaging, has become a member of the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Sick has launched 2D and 3D vision-guided part localisation systems for robot picking from a belt or from a bin
Isra Vision has released a compact sensor with quad-camera technology, which enables bin picking for small components
A three-year EU research project, called Spirit, has begun that aims to reduce engineering costs when setting up inspection robots in factories
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, writes about the importance of free trade for the machine vision sector, and what the VDMA is doing to promote this
Greg Blackman explores some novel ways of imaging glass, including a 3D technique to measure the flatness of glass panels
Matthew Dale discovers how emerging imaging technologies could make our roads safer and help manage congestion
The agri-food industry is on the verge of a revolution thanks to advances in precision farming. Machine vision plays a crucial role in these advances, as Keely Portway finds out
Jeff Bier, founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance, discusses the four key trends driving the proliferation of visual perception in machines
