Voxel51 raises $12.5 million in VC
ANN ARBOR–Voxel51, a machine learning software developer, announced that it has raised a $12.5 million Series A funding round from Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, and Menlo Park, Calif.-based Top Harvest …
Korean automotive vision firm adding North American HQ in Michigan
STERLING HEIGHTS—StradVision, a South Korean vision processing technology company for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems, announced it has established a North American headquarters in Sterling Heights in order to develop new market opportunitiesin the …
Robot orders surge 67% to pre-pandemic levels
ANN ARBOR—Officials at the Ann Arbor-based Association for Advancing Automation (A3), robot orders in the second quarter of 2021 were up 67% over the same period in 2020, showing a …
LTU gets DENSO grant for machine vision safety system in vehicles
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has received a $40,000 grant from DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, for programs focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The grant, made possible …
Conference coming on vision, driving, and autonomy
DETROIT — “The Eye, the Brain, and the Auto,” the eighth world research conference on vision and driving, will be held Oct. 7-9 at Motor City Casino in Detroit. Organizers …
Robotics, vision and motion control set records in 2017
ANN ARBOR — The North American robotics, machine vision and motion control markets continue to set new records, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.
Perceptron profit tumbles
PLYMOUTH — Perceptron Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP), the Plymouth-based manufacturer of industrial automation equipment, posted net income of $366,000 or 4 cents a share in the second quarter of its fiscal year …
A3 announces new hires, promotions
ANN ARBOR – The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the umbrella organization for robotics, automation, and machine vision, announced it had hired Robert Huschka as director of education strategies, a …
North American Automation Market Shattering Records in 2017
ANN ARBOR — The North American automation market set new records through the first nine months of 2017, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the Ann Arbor-based advocate …
Record Growth for North American Robotics Market
ANN ARBOR — The Association for Advancing Automation, the trade association for robotics and related industries, reported that the North American robotics industry had its best opening six months ever …