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Artificial Intelligence in Design Engineering
In the age of industry digital transformation, visual data has received minimal focus yet can have significant impacts on a company's success.
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
AI Image Analysis, Li-Fi and Quantum Processor Among 2023 PRISM Awards Winners
Photonics West 2023 featured the 15th annual gathering of the Prism Awards, a ceremony hosted by SPIE that honors and recognizes industrial innovation in...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Airbus Starts Testing Autonomous Landing, Taxi Assistance on A350 DragonFly Demonstrator
Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000...
Briefs Imaging
AI that Mimics the Human Eye
Researchers at University of Central Florida have developed an artificial intelligence device that mimics the retina of the eye.
Special Reports Imaging
Medical Robotics - November 2022
"Millirobots" swimming in your bloodstream...soft robots you can print on demand...cobots hard at work in the test lab. Read about these and other innovative technologies in this compendium of recent articles...
From the Editor Sensors/Data Acquisition
From the Editor: Data-Driven Brain Care: The Future of Neuroscience
Connectomics, the field of understanding brain connectivity, is poised to change the future of neuroscience.
Special Reports Photonics/Optics
Machine Vision & Camera Technology - October 2022
In this report just released by the editors of Tech Briefs and Photonics & Imaging Technology, you'll read about the world's fastest camera (.5 trillion frames per second!); an innovative...
Blog Sensors/Data Acquisition
Image Sensor Improvements for Enhanced Machine Vision
These latest nanostructured components, integrated on image sensor chips, are most likely to have the biggest impact in multimodal imaging.
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way
Just like us, robots can’t see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they’re going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Designing A/D Converters for the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has four infrared cameras to view the stars.
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Filter Enhances Robot Vision on 6D Pose Estimation
Robots are good at making identical repetitive movements such as a simple task on an assembly line. But they lack the ability to perceive objects as they move through an environment. A...
Briefs AR/AI
An Artificial Intelligence System to Identify Objects in Cluttered Scenes
Robotic vision has come a long way, reaching a level of sophistication with applications in complex and demanding tasks, such as autonomous driving and object...
Briefs Imaging
Robot Senses Hidden Objects
Researchers have developed a robot that uses radio waves, which can pass through walls, to sense occluded objects. The robot, called RF-Grasp, combines this powerful sensing with more traditional computer vision...
Special Reports Manufacturing & Prototyping
Aerospace Manufacturing - May 2022
Demanding applications in the aerospace industry require products and systems that are manufactured using advanced technologies – in additive manufacturing, machining, metrology, and more. To help you...
Articles Imaging
Using CoaXPress-over-Fiber for High-Speed Machine Vision
High-speed digital imaging expands the benefits of traditional machine vision (MV), transforming it from a process control tool into a diagnostic tool. Traditional MV systems use...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Using Underwater Robotics for Autonomous Deep-Sea Exploration
A decade ago, industries that needed to perform underwater inspection and maintenance had only one option: send a human diver into the water. In both the military and commercial...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Removing Aircraft Paint Using Laser-Equipped Robots
Hexavalent chromium is not a term frequently associated with engineers. Residents of Hinkley, California, however, know all about it. So do workers tasked with the labor-intensive...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Tool Calculates Materials’ Stress and Strain Based on Photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Visualizing Value at the Speed of Light
See how hyperspectral imaging adds value to food inspection systems.
Products Photonics/Optics
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Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
Question of the Week Imaging
Would You Use A.I-Driven Laser Cutters like SensiCut?
Laser cutters are a popular tool for today’s design engineers. Users, however, still face difficulties distinguishing among stockpiles of metals, woods, papers, and plastics.
Products Photonics/Optics
New Products
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bolstering Product Design Success with Supply Chain Strategies
In the high-tech sector, there's been a shift from “just-in-time” to “just-in-case” inventory strategies.
Articles Imaging
When Robots See: An Additional Sense for Better Performance
To make robots truly see, you need the right software.
Articles Imaging
Vote for Tech Briefs Product of the Year 2021
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Articles Imaging
2021 OEM Photonics & Imaging Directory
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
Special Reports Sensors/Data Acquisition
Aerospace Manufacturing - August 2021
Demanding applications in the aerospace industry require products and systems that are manufactured using the latest technologies – from design and simulation, to fabrication and final testing. To help...
INSIDER Imaging
New Products
Autofocus, Waterproof LensesEdmund Optics® (EO) (Barrington, NJ) offers the TECHSPEC® LT Series and TECHSPEC® Cw Series fixed focal length lenses. TECHSPEC® LT Series fixed focal length lenses combine an...
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