Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast
Welcome to Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast, where we focus on keeping you informed of the latest news and innovations in all things machine vision and imaging, from important news to trending technologies. Listeners can expect a mix of articles from Vision Systems Design as well as exciting, interesting conversations with a wide range of guests.
Episodes
Here is the second installment of a two-part podcast on Vision Language Models. In this episode, host Jim Tatum speaks with Dijam Panigrahi, co-founder and COO of GridRaster, about VLMs and their expanding role in machine vision and robotics.
The conversation covers real-world deployments in manufacturing and depot environments, how VLMs integrate with quality standards and digital twins to create living systems with traceability a...
In this episode Jim Tatum interviews Dijam Panigrahi of GridRaster about Vision-Language Models (VLMs), a next-generation AI that blends visual data and natural language to enable reasoning, interpretation, and real-time decision-making in industrial settings.
VLMs are shown to improve robotics and inspection by giving machines context-aware vision, active task guidance, and expert knowledge to augment human workers and automate co...
In this episode, A3 Executive VP Alex Shikany joins Vision Systems Design's head of content Sharon Spielman to preview Automate 2026 in Chicago (June 22–25). They discuss the new Humanoid Robot Forum, the convergence of vision, AI, and robotics, and how standards, interoperability, and practical demos will shape real-world deployments.
The conversation highlights key sessions and free expo events—certified vision tracks, innovation...
In this episode of Visions, Sharon Spielman interviews Thomas Hopner of MVTEC about cyber resilience for machine vision systems, covering secure communication and firmware, manual patching constraints due to certifications, and the impact of the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
They discuss practical steps—risk assessments, managing open-source dependencies, developer education, containerized CI/CD pipelines, and the challenges of long-ter...
In this episode of Visions, Sharon Spielman, VSD's head of content, interviews Thomas Hopfner of MVTec, who discusses cyber resilience for machine vision systems, explaining how resilience differs from traditional cybersecurity and why recovery and ongoing patching matter.
Hopfner covers practical guidance on secure communication, firmware integrity, software bills of materials (S‑BOMs), and compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience ...
In this episode, the second and final of a two-part podcast, Sharon Spielman interviews Cognex CEO Matt Moschner about a new survey and the real-world impact of AI-driven machine vision. They discuss transparency and auditability for regulated industries, lowering the barrier to adoption through easier-to-deploy AI tools, and advances in embedded hardware that enable higher throughput and better defect detection.
This episode explores Cognex's recent survey on AI-driven machine vision, featuring an interview of Cognex CEO Matt Moschner by Sharon Spielman, VSD's head of content. The discussion covers years of AI tool development, common adoption hurdles, usability and scalability improvements, and industry-specific adoption trends in automotive, electronics, logistics, FMCG, and semiconductors.
Listeners will learn how modern AI vision advan...
Visions Host Jim Tatum interviews Charlie Long of Zebra Technologies about a fixed-scanner deployment solution at a Royal Canin distribution center that improved safety and increased loading efficiency by 50%.
This third and final episode explores how manufacturers can modernize legacy vision systems with AI to meet Industry 4.0 demands, featuring Milind Karnick, CEO of Elementary.
In this episode of Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast, part two of three, Visions host Jim Tatum speaks with Milind Karnik, CEO of Elementary, about how AI-driven vision is transforming legacy inspection systems on the factory floor. The conversation covers misconceptions of cloud-based manufacturing and practical approaches, including Elementary's VisionLink, which enables manufacturers to augment existing ...
In this episode of Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast, part one of three, Visions host Jim Tatum speaks with Milind Karnik, CEO of Elementary, about how AI-driven vision is transforming legacy inspection systems on the factory floor. The conversation covers pros and cons as well as practical approaches, including Elementary's VisionLink, which enables manufacturers to augment existing cameras and send images...
This episode describes a vision-guided robotic system that inspects and cleans cows' udders and teats before milking. The automated solution meets hygiene regulations, reduces strenuous manual labor, increases throughput, and uses rugged, off-the-shelf components.
This episode explores an AI vision-powered pallet verification system developed by Shaw Industries and Accella AI to replace manual barcode scanning and visual checks. Using LUCID Vision Labs cameras and Accella's deep-learning platform, the system captures pallet images, counts cases, reads barcodes with OCR, integrates with existing systems, and provides visual alerts to improve speed and accuracy.
Guests discuss scalability, cyb...
In this episode of Visions, VSD Editor in Chief Sharon Spielman interviews Jeff Gentry, staff engineer for Shaw Industries and Uli Palli, chief technology officer for Accella AI, about an AI vision system that replaced manual pallet checks to speed up loading dock verification, improve accuracy, and integrate with existing PLC, WMS, and ERP systems. They cover challenges in camera selection, image processing, model tra...
In this episode of Visions, VSD Editor in Chief Sharon Spielman interviews experts from Shaw Industries and Accela AI about an AI vision system that replaced manual pallet checks to speed up loading dock verification, improve accuracy, and integrate with existing PLC, WMS, and ERP systems. They cover challenges in camera selection, image processing, model training, and operator adoption.
Listeners will learn practical lessons on ha...
VSD's Editor-in-Chief Sharon Spielman interviews Bill Rayner and Alex Drew of Efferent Labs about the Cytocom platform — an implantable biosensor that combines living cells, smart materials, miniaturized photonics, and AI analytics to deliver real-time in vivo cellular data.
VSD's Editor in Chief Sharon Spielman interviews Bill Rader, CEO of Efferent Labs, about a new research platform that utilizes live cellular data for testing new drugs to treat chronic diseases. Second podcast of three part series.
VSD's Editor in Chief Sharon Spielman interviews Bill Rader, CEO of Efferent Labs, about a new research platform that utilizes live cellular data for testing new drugs to treat chronic diseases.
This episode of Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast looks at a new innovation for the supply chain: a vision guided inspection and cleaning system for EPS (styrofoam) cold chain shipping boxes.
Sea AI and Nautitech Catamarans have partnered to put machine vision assisted naviation aids in luxury sea going catamaran boats.
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