AI / ML
Think of a factory of the future and you might imagine sci-filike advanced technologies , with highly-automated robots .
But with Industry 4.0 technologies like AI , 5G and IoT , this future is closer than you might think .
Intel describes machine vision technology as giving industrial equipment the ability to “ see ” what it is doing and make rapid decisions based on what it sees .
One of the founding technologies of industrial automation , machine vision has helped improve product quality , speed production , and optimise manufacturing and logistics for decades . Now this proven technology is merging with artificial intelligence and leading the transition to Industry 4.0 .
Central to those visions of the factory of the future are autonomous robots , capable of performing highly complex tasks with incredible accuracy . As Omkar Nisal , Managing Director UK & Ireland at Wipro Ltd explains , machine vision has played a key role in the evolution of industrial robotics .
“ Machine vision has empowered industrial robots with the ability to see things with high resolution and speed . Earlier robots could only use sensors for measuring vibrations , acoustics , temperature and depth to monitor and feel surroundings .
“ Now , the journey of automation that started from basic sensors and microcontrollers has now accelerated with the addition of machine vision . It has now evolved into a more complex hybrid AI-led machine which can make fast decisions from multiple types of connected devices like sensors and cameras .”
This evolution , Nisal adds , has been primarily triggered by advancements in technologies like AI and chip designs . “ It
48 August 2023