Click here to watch the "Jetty" robot cleaning
and inspecting ducts

Vision-Guided Robot Uses a Flea2 Camera to Clean Air Ducts

A vision-guided belt robot, developed by Neovision and called Jetty, uses a Flea2 FireWire camera to clean and inspect air-conditioning ducting, kitchen or industrial air vents, and other spaces where cleaning is an unpleasant or difficult task. The primary cleaning agent used by the robot is dry ice, which removes difficult grease and dirt without the use of solvents. Read more...

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The new Ladybug SDK 1.6 Beta 3

Ladybug 1.6 Beta 3 SDK Released

The much-anticipated release of the Ladybug® 1.6 SDK Beta is now available for download on our website. This major release of the Ladybug SDK contains many new features, including dynamic stitching, independent exposure and HDR imaging, directional filter color processing, anti-aliasing, environment mapping and more.

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 View the Ladybug SDK page
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The Flea3 USB 3.0 was on display
at ISS 2011

Smallest and Fastest Cameras Live at Japanese Exhibition

Our Japanese distributor (ViewPLUS Inc.) showcased several Point Grey products at Image Sensing Show (ISS) in Yokohama June 8-10. The show drew a highly focused crowd looking for the latest innovations in industrial image processing.

The live demos featured some of the world's smallest and fastest cameras, including the upcoming USB 3.0 Flea3, the all new GigE Flea3 measuring only 29 x 29 x 30 mm, the high-speed Camera Link Gazelle with CMOSIS sensors running up to 280 FPS, and the GigE Grasshopper2 featuring the high-speed 2MP Sony ICX274 CCD and the highly sensitive 5MP Sony ICX625 CCD.

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USB 3.0 Technology Update

 Cypress Introduces EZ-USB FX3 Controller
The upcoming Cypress EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 peripheral controller will enable a wide variety of USB 3.0-capable video and imaging devices to be quickly and easily brought to market.

 AMD's next-generation Fusion A-Series ("Llano") Accelerated Processing Units (APUs)
AMD's next-generation Fusion A-Series ("Llano") Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) are the first certified SuperSpeed USB chipsets with integrated USB 3.0 support. Desktop and notebook computers equipped with these new chipsets will enable users to build high-performance and cost-effective imaging systems.

 New Certified Host Controllers from ASMedia and Etron Spur Ecosystem Growth
Taiwanese manufacturers ASMedia and Etron join TI, Fresco Logic, and NEC as providers of SuperSpeed USB-certified host controllers. The addition of these host controllers, which provide low-level connectivity between USB 3.0 devices, will help speed USB 3.0 growth and provide end users with more product choices.