Focus On Vision: January 28, 2026
In this episode of Focus on Vision, Justine Murphy covers the following news stories from Photonics West, held in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 17-22. Appotronics demonstrated its...
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Fisher Smith developed a robotic system that automatically inspects and cleans each cow as they rotate through the milking carousel.
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Semiconductor manufacturing demands extreme precision across thousands of process steps. Learn how machine vision enables reliable defect detection, precise alignment, and automated...
Jan. 26, 2026
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Battery cell production demands extreme precision, speed, and traceability. Learn how machine vision optimizes electrode production, cell assembly, and end-of-line inspection ...
Jan. 5, 2026
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Learn about how AI-enabled machine vision is automating agriculture. Download this PDF today.
Dec. 30, 2025
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Want to learn about 3D machine vision? Download this educational PDF.
Nov. 20, 2025

Podcast

Cameras and Accessories

Allied Vision
Allied Vision Consolidates 2D Machine Vision Brands into a Single Platform
Five TKH Group machine vision brands combine under allied vision to provide a unified platform of 2D imaging components and software tools.
Jan. 15, 2026
Focus On Vision: January 14, 2026
This episode of Focus on Vision takes a look at highlights from the Consumer Technology Association's 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Jan. 14, 2026
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Camera designed for open customization for machine vision applications such as object detection and automated inspections.
Jan. 12, 2026
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Camera designed for long-term exposure, low light imaging in scientific applications such as microscopy and astronomy.
Dec. 29, 2025

Factory Automation

Sharon Spielman/Vision Systems Design
Machine Vision Outlook from A3 Business Forum
Economic forecasts and emerging tech trends from the 2026 A3 Business Forum in Orlando, Fla., point to rising demand for vision systems, AI-driven automation, and robotics deployments...
Jan. 22, 2026
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Robotics Caucus in Washington D.C., Dec. 10, 2025
The caucus relaunch drives funding standards and workforce training, opening new opportunities for machine vision to advance robotics and reshape American manufacturing.
Jan. 6, 2026
Courtesy of ProPhotonix
Figure 1: Spectral representation of multispectral imaging.
Learn how to select the optimal system—hyperspectral or multispectral—based on application complexity, cost, and throughput requirements.
Dec. 16, 2025
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Figure 1: The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV developed a customized industrial tank cleaning approach based on machine vision technology.
Fraunhofer IVV has developed a machine vision-based system for cleaning industrial tanks, using adaptive nozzles and in-line visual intelligence to improve resource use and cleaning...
Dec. 12, 2025

Non-Factory Automation

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Survey results indicate that engineering remains a promising career, although there are moderate long-term confidence dips.
Jan. 26, 2026
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Total Wine & More store associates can instantly access information about any product in their store thanks to a new AI-powered system developed by Zebra Technologies, that features AI-powered machine vision tools.
Total Wine & More has integrated AI-powered machine vision tools in select stores to improve frontline efficiency,
Dec. 4, 2025
Focus On Vision: December 3, 2025
Vision Systems Design's Justine Murphy covers a vision system that identifies collisions and near-misses in video and an AI-enabled vision system for retailers.
Dec. 3, 2025
An image showing a boat in the ocean.
This episode covers a machine vision system that detects obstacles at sea as well as another system to inspect flexible film labels for printing errors.
Nov. 19, 2025

Embedded Vision

Leopard Imaging
Leonard Imagaing's LI-OG12B10-MIPI-AF-95D V1.0 module is suitable for space-constrained environments such as smart cameras and smart glasses.
Leopard Imaging offers two compact 12MP camera modules featuring autofocus and high-speed MIPI CSI-2 output, suitable for embedded vision in mobile, wearable, and smart devices...
Jan. 23, 2026
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Luxonis's new OAK 4 system is a fully self-contained edge AI camera with up to 52 TOPS, featuring onboard processing, perception, and cloud management.
Dec. 18, 2025
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Frame grabber designed for embedded vision tasks for high-performance industrial applications.
Dec. 15, 2025
Focus On Vision: November 6, 2025
Learn about a robotic packaging application powered by machine vision and a LiDAR phone app that researchers used to scan an archeologically significant cave.
Nov. 6, 2025

Boards and Software

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Read Vision Systems Design's collection of educational articles on using deep learning in machine vision and imaging.
Dec. 30, 2025
Courtesy of Theia Technologies
Figure 1: An imaging solution allows employees to have an unobstructed view of the wire positioned on an automated crimping machine.
Hexicurity is developing an AI-enabled vision system to improve wire crimp quality in its security access products, reducing faults and increasing reliability through machine ...
Dec. 26, 2025
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Latest machine vision software version adds new tool designed to reduce time and cost in retraining deep learning models.
Dec. 19, 2025
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MVTec Software GmbH partners with Qualcomm Technologies to improve the integration of HALCON machine vision software with Qualcomm's Dragonwing processors, enabling faster and...
Dec. 10, 2025