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Vision & Sensors

V&S

September 2025  |  qualitymag.com/VS

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Vision

Robots

Robotics

Table of Contents

From the Editor | Darryl Seland

The Wave

Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Creativity

Other Dimensions | hill Cox

The High Cost of Zero

Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

ASQ’s Influence

Guest Column | Ian R. Lazarus

“Paper or Plastic?”

Columns

Software Trends 

Lighting 

Machine Vision Trends 

Lenses 

In the Next Issue

Industry News

The Latest Breaking News

Quality 101

Calipers 102


Departments

ROBOTICS 

Future-Proofing the Manufacturing Workforce: The Role of Industry in Education 

Here are four factors that I believe we as an industry need to closely study, honestly evaluate our contributions to, and commit to work towards—today

ROBOTS 

Visual SLAM Transforms Navigation for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) 

Visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) is an AI-driven, 3D vision-based method that marks a departure from conventional navigation systems. 

VISION 

Navigating the Challenges of In-line AI Vision Systems  

Let's look at common hurdles and how to overcome them.

LIGHTING 

How to Evaluate Machine Vision Lighting for High-Speed Inspections 

As inspection speeds continue to get faster, it is important to remember that lighting principles remain unchanged. 

Features

IDS Industrial Cameras as 'Robot Eyes' in Potentially Explosive Environments

In certain industrial areas, working under extreme conditions is essential.

E-XTRA

The role that automation plays in the future of our country has never been more relevant. Source: FANUC

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