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Man is holding teach panel to control a robotic arm, which is integrated on smart factory production line

Industrial safety sensors protect workers, equipment and processes

Proximity, pressure, temperature, gas and chemical, smoke and fire, vibration, motion, safety light, optical, radar, lidar, relay, wearable, load, force, vision and environmental...

Podcasts

Machine vision vs. computer vision

Control Intelligence

A Control Intelligence podcast with editor in chief Mike Bacidore, written by contributing editor Rick Rice

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How machine vision differs from computer vision

Rick Rice

Artificial intelligence, software and lighting have changed vision systems

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Factors to consider when commissioning vision systems

Vision system experts advise embracing accessible and cost-effective advancements in machine vision technology, such as deep learning

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Common pitfalls in machine vision lighting

Lindsey Sullivan

How to plan in the design phase to avoid bad project scope

Data Acquisition & Monitoring

5 trends shaping technology adoption

Anna Townshend

System integrator Gray Solutions focuses on AI, robotics, machine vision, edge computing and digital twins

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How to meet pharmaceutical manufacturing standards with automated inspection

Anna Townshend

Antares Vision Group’s automated inspection machines capitalize on artificial intelligence and machine vision

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Machine-vision system integration basics

David L. Dechow

How to use image sensors, cameras, light sources, computers and software for defect detection, measurement, assembly verification, robot guidance, and code reading

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In-Sight SnAPP streamlines production line quality control

Cognex's expansion into the vision sensing space signifies a step toward more efficient and accessible vision-based automation solutions in industrial machinery design and implementatio...

News

Industry News

Purdue University researchers pioneer organic eyes, a biomimetic approach to computer vision systems that makes machinery more energy-efficient

Mike Bacidore

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NORD Drivesystems

The automated order-fulfillment demonstration highlights collaborative robots (cobots) using sensors to scan QR codes for correct order picking, transferring and shelving of consumer items varying in sizes and shapes. The system is an example of cobots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and vision sensors working together in a highly flexible autonomous solution that can be scaled up or down.

Robotics

Safety-rated software helps to shrink the footprint of robotic work cells

Mike Bacidore

FANUC America’s David Bruce discusses robot integration and future trends in technology

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High-speed cameras for the UV light spectrum

Ametek

Ametek’s Phantom high-speed cameras are designed to capture images in the extended light spectrum of ultraviolet (UV), visible and near-infrared (IR) wavelengths. The cameras,...