Navigating the Future: How Avnet is addressing challenges in AMR Design

Autonomous Mobile Robots are performing tasks that are too dangerous, tedious, or costly for humans. Designing AMRs involves many technical and business challenges. This article covers these challenges and how Avnet will help you overcome them.

Imagine the Metaverse

Via a combination of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality technologies, end-users can visit whole new worlds and experience incredible interactive activities. The digital world we’re accustomed to will be elevated to uni

Choosing the right image sensor for machine vision applications

The core component in any machine vision system, the image sensor has a major influence on product performance—but there's no universal right fit. There are many aspects to consider, and every manufacturer's product is different.

How the IIoT and edge computing are solving the “Short Board” problem

Industrial manufacturing processes generate vast amounts of data. This data can be used in meaningful ways – to predict failure, optimize the lifespan of equipment, and improve process efficiencies to keep pace with market demand.

Six cool new autonomous technologies

From planes, trains, and automobiles to farm equipment and Martian rovers, engineers are extending the capabilities of autonomous technologies to achieve simple productivity improvements and a better understanding of big issues like global warming.

How to get to market with machine learning

Some may think of machine learning as the supporting act for AI, but in the industrial sector it is the main attraction. We spoke with Avnet Silica’s Michaël Uyttersprot, manager, system solutions, AI/ML and Vision, EMEA, to find out more.

Smart cameras, cloud platforms shorten long tail of the IoT

Bluetooth-enabled, ultra-low-power image systems and AI-enabled object recognition make it easier to scale up the IoT. For the first time, low power solutions make smart cameras a cost-effective route to adding intelligence everywhere.

FPGA vs. GPU vs. CPU – hardware options for AI applications

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) deliver many advantages to artificial intelligence (AI) applications. How do graphics processing units (GPUs) and traditional central processing units (CPUs) compare?

Top 10 pitfalls in developing machine vision systems with artificial intelligence

Machine vision (MV) and artificial intelligence (AI) provide valuable inspection and analysis capabilities to a wide range of leading-edge applications. As with all advanced technologies, there are pitfalls to avoid.

The State of Automotive Only Starts with Autonomous Driving

Learn how the state of automotive spans a variety of applications, from electrication to in-cabin AI.

Xilinx SoCs and the reVISION Stack Accelerate Embedded Vision Integration

SoCs with programmable logic are an essential element of real-time embedded vision systems. Designers can capitalize on the power and efficiency of Xilinx's Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC devices to implement their designs using Avnet's Embedded Vision Kits

Autonomous vehicles are the future

Self-driving cars, unmanned aircraft or driverless tractors—autonomous vehicles stopped being merely an idea on paper a long time ago.

Is the machine vision market set to undergo explosive growth?

The global machine vision market is still in a phase of steady, rapid growth. According to forecasts released by BBC Research, the global machine vision market was about US$16 billion in 2018, and is slated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of

How all programmable technology revolutionizes embedded vision

Autonomous driving is just the start of EV solutions

Seriously: What you can see is far more than what you see!

In addition to our own eyes, there is a growing number of "mechanical eyes" that help us observe, document, and analyze our surroundings in the world today.

What kind of “eyes” does smart manufacturing really need?

Market requirements have propelled the industrial vision market to rapid growth in recent years. According to estimations by Shenzhen Gaogong Industry Research Institute (GGII), the machine vision market, driven by China’s industrial sector, is exp

Embedded vision is everywhere! See for yourself

Embedded vision technology will soon touch nearly every aspect of our daily lives –- from automatic vacuum cleaners in our homes to augmented-reality applications.