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 February 2022


BUSINESS
AT - Automation Technology Names Seiler CEO AT - Automation Technology has named Daniel Seiler CEO. Seiler will take over operational responsibilities from the founder and previous CEO, Michael Wandelt, who will assume responsibility for infrared product management with immediate effect. From left, CEO Daniel Seiler, CTO André-Kasper, and founder Michael Wandelt. Courtesy of AT - Automation Technology. Seiler served as CEO for laser...
RightHand Robotics Launches Partner Integrator Program, Secures $66M Data-driven autonomous robotic picking technology company RightHand Robotics launched its Partner Integrator program, establishing an ecosystem for robotic piece-picking projects with complementary...
Datalogic Acquires Pekat Vision Industrial automation company Datalogic has acquired Pekat Vision, a developer of prioprietry machine learning and deep learning algorithms for applications in the supply chain and industrial...
Zebra Technologies Acquires Matrox Imaging Zebra Technologies will acquire Matrox Imaging, the Montreal-based provider of machine vision components and systems and a division of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. The $875 million deal marks the...
Micropsi Industries Names Dominik Boesl Managing Director AI company Micropsi Industries has named Dominik Boesl as its managing director. Boesl will be responsible for further developing the company’s MIRAI product, a ready-to-use AI system enabling...
Imaging Method Gauges Quality of 3D-Printed Metal Researchers at Nanyang Technological University developed a fast, low-cost imaging method that can analyze the structure of 3D-printed metal parts to assess the quality of the material. The system...
High-Speed Camera Tackles Data-Sensitive Applications A team from Heriot-Watt University has developed a high-speed, high-definition camera that its designers said overcomes the common limits of existing high-speed imaging devices: poor resolution at a...
RightHand Robotics Closes $66M Funding Round Autonomous robotics technology company RightHand Robotics has secured $66 million in a Series C financing round. The round was led by Safar Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, and SoftBank Vision...
DeGould Appoints CEO Automated inspection company DeGould appointed Mathew Holloway CEO. Holloway succeeds Ed Jones, who will remain with the company as CCO. Holloway has more than 20 years of experience and has founded...
Momenta Invests in Overview AI’s Smart Manufacturing Software Solution Computer vision company Overview AI held a $10 million Series A fundraising round, led by Blumberg Capital. Additional backers include Momenta, which is also a primary investor. Google Ventures and...
SFW Capital Partners Recapitalize RDI Technologies SFW Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of vision technology company RDI Technologies. Company founder and CEO Jeff Hay, President Bob Wilson, and COO Jenna Johns are reinvesting...
QFP and Creaform Strike Strategic Partnership on 3D Metrology Creaform and QFP have begun a strategic partnership to deploy automated quality control technology for the European manufacturing industry. The agreement between Creaform and QFP defines the latter...
AMD Completes Acquisition of Xilinx AMD has completed its acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction. Originally announced in October 2020, the acquisition expands AMD’s portfolio by adding Xilinx’s FPGAs, adaptive...
LeddarTech Raises $140 Million Sensor technology company LeddarTech has secured $140 million in financing, which comprises a Series D first close of $116 million and debt facility of $24 million. The funds will accelerate...
Omron Automation Expands with R&D Center Omron Automation has opened the Omron Advanced Motion Research and Development Center in Chatsworth, Calif. The facility includes a production area and an in-house engineering team led by Curt...
Micropsi Raises $30M to Scale Automation, Adds Managing Director Micropsi Industries, a provider of turnkey AI-systems for industrial automation, closed a $30 million Series B financing round. The funding will be used to expand operations in the U.S., ramp up...
MIPI Update Enables Next-Gen Always-On Machine Vision Applications The MIPI Alliance issued an update to its MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (MIPI CSI-2) that enables advanced machine vision applications in areas including mobile, augmented and virtual reality,...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Metasurface Tech Enables Polarization Imaging on Almost Any Camera Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a metasurface attachment that can turn almost any camera or imaging system, even off-the-shelf systems, into polarization cameras. The technology developed in the Capasso Lab at Harvard could, in theory, establish a mechanism to turn a standard camera into a polarization camera, albeit...
Researchers Fool Autonomous Vehicles to Pinpoint Security Risks Tests showed that an attack strategy demonstrated by Duke University researchers fooled industry-standard autonomous vehicle sensors into believing nearby objects are closer and/or farther than they...
Simple Camera Setup Enables 3D Human Shape Reconstruction Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) proposed a deep-learning-based method for the three-dimensional human shape reconstruction when the original figure is only partly visible. The...
Quantum Dot-based Sensor Captures More Light in Less Space Researchers from Chung-Ang University introduced a photodetector integrated into a dense sensor array for high-resolution multispectral (color) imaging. The technology uses quantum dots to overcome...
Machine-Readable Labels Identify and Track Objects A 3D-printing process developed at MIT creates barcodes and tags in the infrared spectrum to enable machines to track and identify objects. In place of the standard barcodes affixed to products,...
PRODUCTS
Video Dewarping Software Immervision Inc. has announced a software development kit for video dewarping. The web-based kit takes live video, recorded video, and still images from wide-angle security cameras, body-worn cameras, or other 360° devices and allows users to view them in various layouts on any web and cloud-based applications without distortion. Available in a HTML 5 version aimed at web and...
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Bin Picking Software Version 1.6.0 of Photoneo SRO’s Bin Picking Studio features an upgrade to its robotic intelligence tool for bin picking applications. The updated version introduces new features and...
Photoneo SRO
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HDR USB 2.0 Camera The e-CAM83_USB from e-con Systems Inc. is an 8-MP, color UVC-compliant, USB 2.0 high-speed camera with dual stream support and high dynamic range (HR). Based on Sony’s IMX317 1/2.5-in....
e-con Systems Inc.
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Smart Vision Accelerator The GoMax® NX Smart Vision Accelerator from LMI Technologies Inc. is a compact, fan-less, high-performance embedded device that allows users to accelerate any Gocator® sensor or multisensor...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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Welding Cell Camera The CellView camera from Xiris provides a wide-angle view of automated or manual welding cells. The device allows welders and supervisors to remotely monitor welding status to help improve the...
Xiris Automation Inc.
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Metrology Software GOM Suite 2021 metrology software from CAPTURE 3D addresses digital transformation for modern manufacturing by providing a fast and reliable method of creating accurate digital twins and enabling...
Capture 3D Inc.
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GPU Computers The GOLD series of GPU computers from Cincoze Co. Ltd. is designed to meet the needs of large-scale image processing, machine vision, and machine learning applications in the artificial Intelligence...
Cincoze Ltd.
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USB Camera The See3CAM_CU135M 13-MP high-resolution monochrome USB 3.1 Gen 1 camera from e-con Systems Inc. is a high-sensitivity device. Based on the 1/3.2-in. AR1335 CMOS image sensor from ON...
e-con Systems Inc.
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IP Ethernet Autofocus-zoom Block Camera The Harrier 10× AF-Zoom IP Camera from Active Silicon Ltd. is an IP Ethernet autofocus-zoom block camera with applications that range from networked surveillance to connected industrial...
Active Silicon Ltd.
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SWIR Camera The Phoenix HD5 SWIR Camera from Attollo Engineering LLC is an uncooled 1280 × 1024-pixel imager designed for military applications. With a 5-µm pixel pitch to permit more pixels on...
Attollo Engineering
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Material Scanning Sensor Automation Technology GmbH has integrated the MultiPeak feature into its cx4090HS sensor module to enable noise-free recording of 3D profile data through laser triangulation. Highly reflective...
AT - Automation Technology GmbH
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