In this week’s/today’s roundup from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) which highlights some of the latest news and headlines in unmanned vehicles and robotics, the Wildflower International technology firm pairs with Silent Falcon UAS in Wildflower’s bid to build a new data service, PAE ISR upgrades the Resolute Eagle UAS with new communication… Continue reading Unmanned systems: Silent Falcon UAS assisting Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico, Resolute Eagle UAS adopts MPU5 technology, Ford and Michigan State expand research partnership
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Cognex partners with GM Canada to develop automated chain drive inspection vision system
The Cognex In-Sight 2000 vision sensor is the heart of a new system that could automate inspection of one of the automobile manufacturing industry’s most important industrial automation elements. [Native Advertisement] The chain links at the heart of a conveyor belt system inevitably stretch, warp, or break after extended use and require replacement during maintenance… Continue reading Cognex partners with GM Canada to develop automated chain drive inspection vision system
Trigo Vision makes deal to deploy automated checkout retail system
Shoppers at Israel’s largest supermarket chain should be able to make long checkout lines a thing of the past if plans for a new camera system that leverages artificial intelligence and machine vision meet with success. [Native Advertisement] Trigo Vision, a technology startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has developed an automated retail platform that… Continue reading Trigo Vision makes deal to deploy automated checkout retail system
High-definition SWIR camera developed by Quantum Imaging
Quantum Imaging at the 2018 AUSA convention in Washington, D.C., USA, introduced the QI-SWIR-HD10 camera. The new SWIR camera features a 1280 x 1024 format InGaAs detector with 10 x 10 µm pixel pitch, programmable on-chip features, read noise of less than 40 rms, and extended spectral range from 0.5 µm to 1,7 µm. [Native… Continue reading High-definition SWIR camera developed by Quantum Imaging
Vision-guided robot autonomously assembles IKEA chair
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a robot that uses 3D vision along with robotic arms and grippers to autonomously assemble a chair from IKEA. [Native Advertisement] To assemble a STEFAN chair kit from IKEA, Assistant Professor Pham Quang Cuong and his team used two six-axis Denso VS-060 robot arms, two six-axis… Continue reading Vision-guided robot autonomously assembles IKEA chair
Autonomous machine vision product from Inspekto to debut at VISION 2018
Touted by the company as an autonomous machine vision product, Plug & Inspect from Inspekto is a visual quality assurance solution that will debut at VISION 2018 from November 6-8 in Stuttgart, Germany. Inspekto’s Plug & Inspect technology enables employees in manufacturing facilities to take the system out of the box and install it minutes,… Continue reading Autonomous machine vision product from Inspekto to debut at VISION 2018
JADAK acquires Imaging Solutions Group
JADAK, a business unit of Novanta Corporation, has announced the acquisition of smart camera and imaging product company Imaging Solutions Group (ISG). [Native Advertisement] “ISG’s intelligent cameras will provide our customers with a broader and more robust line of embedded machine vision and image analysis solutions,” said Janie Goddard, President of JADAK. “Our expanded and… Continue reading JADAK acquires Imaging Solutions Group
Industrial robots: Universal Robots sells its 25,000th collaborative robot
Collaborative robot manufacturer and pioneer Universal Robots has sold its 25,000th collaborative robot (cobot) since selling the first cobot in 2008. To commemorate the occasion, Universal Robots delivered the robot—which was sold to Kay Manufacturing—in a special gold-edition model. [Native Advertisement] Having sold 25,000 collaborative robots—which the company says is more than all its competitors… Continue reading Industrial robots: Universal Robots sells its 25,000th collaborative robot
Latest GenICam version released
The GenICam standard group has released GenICam Package Version 2018.06, which includes the GenICam reference implementation v3.1.0, GenICam Standard Feature Naming Convention (SFNC) Release v2.4, and the updated GenICam License document v1.6. “In terms of usability, the current release version creates a new level of transparency, since from now on there will be one package… Continue reading Latest GenICam version released
3D machine vision camera from Chromasens targets automotive inspection applications
New to the line of 3DPIXA 3D line scan cameras from Chromasens is the 3DPIXA dual 200 µm HR, which offers a 55 in. field of view for inspection applications such as automotive manufacturing and food processing. The 3D machine vision camera features a 7296-pixel RGB trilinear CCD line sensor with a 10 µm pixel… Continue reading 3D machine vision camera from Chromasens targets automotive inspection applications