Ultralytics, the company behind the widely adopted YOLO (You Only Look Once) computer vision models, has raised $30 million in Series A funding, led by Elephant with participation from SquareOne.
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A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled an innovative, high-precision AI-powered quality inspection system that reduces inspection time from 12 minutes to just under 3 seconds. This cutting-edge technology facilitates real-time, micron-scale defect detection during continuous manufacturing processes, paving the way for fully automated, inline quality control in high-speed production environments.
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Apera AI, a leader in 4D Vision for industrial robotic automation, has been honored with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award for the global robotic automation software industry.
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Recently, defect detection systems using artificial intelligence (AI) sensor data have been installed in smart factory manufacturing sites. However, when the manufacturing process changes due to machine replacement or variations in temperature, pressure, or speed, existing AI models fail to properly understand the new situation and their performance drops sharply.
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Industrial inspection is under more pressure than ever. Manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy sectors are expected to deliver flawless products while reducing cycle times and production costs. Traditional inspection methods, though precise, often struggle to keep pace with the speed of modern production lines.
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Consistently high quality is an absolute must in automotive production. To ensure that welded connections in body shells meet these standards, DGH Group has developed an application that automatically inspects them and identifies anomalies.
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Cognitive automation is emerging as one of the most significant enablers of smart manufacturing. By combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision with traditional automation, it goes beyond executing repetitive tasks to make decisions, adapt to changing conditions, and continuously learn from data.
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Zebra Technologies Corporation, a leader in digitising and automating frontline workflows, is advising businesses to make better use of their frontline data to maximise the benefits of AI solutions.
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Critical Manufacturing, a provider of next-generation Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), has announced the acquisition of Convanit, an AI specialist focused on image-based analytics for high-tech manufacturing.
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IntelliAM, a UK technology company specialising in AI and machine learning technology for the manufacturing sector, has entered a strategic partnership with US-based hardware innovator, Connection Technology Center (CTC), to co-develop advanced smart sensing solutions for the American manufacturing sector.
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