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Machine vision for robotic applications

Welcome to the latest DPA video interview! Today, I’m with Neil Sandhu, Product Manager at SICK UK, a company who produces sensors and sensor solutions for industrial automation applications. Neil is also Vice Chairman of UKIVA, the UK Industrial Vision Association. We will be talking about how to make machine vision easier to integrate into robotic applications.

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