One of the simplest ways to understand a machine vision system is to consider it the “eyes” of a machine. The system uses digital input that’s captured by a camera to determine action. Businesses use ...

We salute hackers who make technology useful for people in emerging markets. Leigh Johnson joined that select group when she accepted the challenge to build portable machine vision units that work ...

Machine vision and embedded vision systems both fulfill important roles in industry, especially in process control and automation. The difference between the two lies primarily in image processing ...

Although machine vision may seem like a new concept, we can trace its origins to the 1960s. Back then, machine vision existed as raw image files. A paradigm shift happened with the advent of digital ...

Machine vision systems are a staple in production lines for barcode reading, quality control and inventory management. And, as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continues to expand its reach, ...

We are living in an age of turbocharged commerce and next-level consumer expectations. Customers will not hesitate to return a product that has a scratch or a food item past its expiration date.

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Researchers from machine learning lab OpenAI have discovered that their state-of-the-art computer vision ...

Along with the TwinCAT automation software, Beckhoff’s new cameras and lighting create an integrated machine vision and control system. Beckhoff's new cameras feature flexible mounting options, a ...

AI vision models have improved dramatically over the past decade. Yet these gains have led to neural networks which, though effective, don’t share many characteristics with human vision. For example, ...