Vision

Robots 101: Lasers

Clearpath Robotics 29 Apr 2015

By Ilia Baranov In this new Robots 101 series, we will be taking a look at how robots work, what makes designing them challenging, and how engineers at Clearpath Robotics tackle these problems. To ...

Selecting a camera and lens for your robot

Robots for Roboticists 26 Feb 2015

Choosing a camera can be confusing. It is important to determine your requirements, and then figure out how these can be achieved between the camera and the optics....

Global Machine Vision market to grow at 9.4% CAGR

Frank Tobe 26 Nov 2013

New report by Research and Markets, Global Machine Vision Market 2012-2016, a $2,500 report, forcasts global machine vision market to grow at a CAGR of 9.4% to 2016....

Appearance manipulation system changes the look of printed materials and objects

DigInfo TV 04 Sep 2013

Researchers at Wakayama University are developing a system that manipulates the color, tone and contrast of printed materials, and could be used as an aid for users with vision impairments such as low...

Dynamic target tracking camera system keeps its eye on the ball

DigInfo TV 18 Jun 2013

This camera system can track very fast moving objects, keeping them in the center of the screen at all times. Currently under development by the Ishikawa Oku Lab. at the University of Tokyo, this late...

Vision sensor capable of detecting moving spots 0.05mm in size across from distance of 2m

DigInfo TV 26 Nov 2012

Technos has introduced the Super5000K 7K Model neuro-visual sensor. This is the world's highest precision visual inspection system, and can detect spots 0.05mm in size at a distance of 2m, with a 1.4m...

Tracking 3D objects in real-time using active stereo vision

Sabine Hauert 10 Nov 2012

In a recent publications in the Journal Autonomous Robots, a team of researchers from the UK, Italy and France propose a new technique that allows an active binocular robot to fixate and track objects...