Vision Continued Expanding Beyond the Factory Floor

Relationship to Annual Outlook: Refines the Outlook

9/21/2021

Summary

Evidence through September suggests machine vision is increasingly spreading into non-factory applications, including healthcare, agriculture, smart cities, logistics and assistive systems. This does not replace factory automation, but it broadens the industrial vision market boundary.

Supporting Evidence

The evidence appears across Vision Systems Design and Automate Vision. The recurring pattern is that vision technologies developed for industrial use are migrating into adjacent operational environments.

Evidence Base

10 May 2021 — Sophisticated vision-based AI powers assistive device for the visually impaired
https://www.vision-systems.com/non-factory/article/14201792/ai-guided-vision-system-setup-mira-guides-visually-impaired-users
26 May 2021 — Deep learning system provides primary care physicians with melanoma screening tools
https://www.vision-systems.com/non-factory/article/14204121/deep-learning-based-melanoma-screening-tool-for-primary-care-physicians
6 Jul 2021 — Smart City Success Through Connected Sensors and Edge Analytics
https://www.vision-systems.com/cameras-accessories/article/14205631/smart-city-success-through-connected-sensors-and-edge-analytics
30 Aug 2021 — Hyperspectral system suitable for various agriculture applications
https://www.vision-systems.com/cameras-accessories/article/14208770/hyperspectral-system-suitable-for-various-agriculture-applications
20 Sep 2021 — Vision and Imaging Technologies Continue Growth Beyond the Factory Floor
https://www.automate.org/vision/blogs/vision-and-imaging-technologies-continue-growth-beyond-the-factory-floor

Why It Matters

This refines the Outlook by showing that embedded intelligent vision is not only a factory trend. It is becoming a broader operational sensing layer.

Technology Themes

Non-Factory Vision, Edge Analytics, Smart Cities, Agriculture Vision, Medical Vision

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