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Alex Owen-Hill is a freelance writer and public speaker who blogs about a large range of topics, including science, presentation skills at CreateClarifyArticulate.com, storytelling and (of course) robotics. He completed a PhD in Telerobotics from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid as part of the PURESAFE project, in collaboration with CERN. As a recovering academic, he maintains a firm foot in the robotics world by blogging about industrial robotics.

http://alexowenhill.co.uk/

Color Vision: Is it Better for Robotics?

Why did the internet go crazy for a blue dress last year? What does it have to do with robot vision? We find out why color vision can be tricky for both humans and robots. We also give a simple answer to the question: Should I get a color sensor for my robot?

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Oct 03, 2016 in Robotics. 5 min read time
Color Vision: Is it Better for Robotics?

Why did the internet go crazy for a blue dress last year? What does it have to do with robot vision? We find out why color...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Oct 03, 2016
Read more 5 min read time
Discussing the Future of Mining Robots with Prof. Jung

Humans have been mining for centuries, but the working conditions are bad and they are only getting worse. Robots, like Julius...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 26, 2016
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The Latest Manufacturing Tech from IMTS 2016

In this second live blog from the IMTS 2016 trade show, we bring you a CNC machine that's bigger than an elephant, some...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 16, 2016
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Robot Vision Lighting: Why There's No Perfect Setup

Lighting is probably the most important part of robot vision. So why do people often leave it until the end? Setting up the...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 01, 2016
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Robot Metrology: Overcoming the Inspection Bottleneck

The Inspection Bottleneck can seriously reduce your manufacturing output. It doesn't matter how much product you can produce...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Aug 10, 2016
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How to Improve Object Pick-up With Sensors

What's the best way to detect if an object is ready to be picked up? There are various sensing technologies you could use. In...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Aug 02, 2016
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Robot Vision vs Computer Vision: What's the Difference?

What's the difference between Robot Vision, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Vision and Pattern Recognition? It can...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jul 07, 2016
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How Template Matching Works in Robot Vision

What does a robot vision system see when it detects an object on the production line? Computer vision systems have become both...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jun 30, 2016
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Clearpath's OTTO Gets a Brand New Arm at Automatica

The future of material transport was announced last year, but we saw it "in the flesh" at Automatica 2016. Clearpath's brand...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jun 29, 2016
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