IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH (IDS) and Prophesee SA have announced an expansion of their collaboration to develop the next generation of industrial cameras.
The new agreement aims to merge traditional imaging with Prophesee's Metavision® event-based technology to create more efficient and accurate machine vision systems. This partnership builds on the companies' existing successful collaboration and aims to revolutionise industrial imaging solutions.
Neuromorphic vision systems
During the Embedded World conference, IDS and Prophesee signed a Letter of Intent to advance industrial vision systems by implementing event-based sensing.
This agreement leverages Prophesee’s expertise in event-driven hardware and software alongside IDS's capabilities in camera integration and multi-sensor design. The collaboration marks a new phase for the companies, building on the commercial success of IDS uEye EVS cameras that already use Prophesee's sensing solutions.
Joint commercial engagement
The initiative combines conventional and event‑based imaging to enhance machine vision capabilities
The initiative combines conventional and event‑based imaging to enhance machine vision capabilities, especially in high‑speed motion analysis. Furthermore, the partnership aims to increase joint marketing efforts by aligning their business activities. Together, IDS will focus on delivering camera hardware and integrated systems, while Prophesee will provide its event-based sensors and software, broadening the scope of solutions offered to mutual clients.
“Over the past years, our collaboration with Prophesee has demonstrated the powerful benefits of event-based vision for industrial machine vision,” said Jan Hartmann, CEO of IDS Imaging Development Systems. “Neuromorphic sensing is key to the future of industrial vision. Working closely with Prophesee enables us to advance this technology faster and more consistently. Our collaboration is built on trust, shared goals and a clear technological direction.”
Demanding real-world applications
"Our partnership with IDS shows how event-based sensing can bring a new level of performance to industrial machine vision," says Jean Ferré, CEO of Prophesee. "Through the open, flexible and accessible nature of our Metavision technology platform and recent enhancements to our sensor products, we can advance this by working together to explore next-generation sensing architectures and machine vision systems incorporating event-based technology. This further pushes the boundaries of what machine vision can achieve, delivering faster detection, higher accuracy, and significantly improved power efficiency for demanding real-world applications."
IDS and Prophesee plan to engage closely with their shared clientele and partners across various sectors, such as industrial automation, robotics, logistics, transportation, and intelligent systems, to explore new machine vision solutions.
Expanded partnership with newly signed agreement will explore new sensing architectures combining conventional imaging with Prophesee’s Metavision® event-based vision for developing faster, more accurate and power-efficient machine vision systems
Building on a proven existing joint development and successful commercial track record, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH (IDS), a manufacturer of industrial cameras and pioneer in industrial image processing, and Prophesee SA, inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems, announces an expanded collaboration to develop next-generation industrial cameras integrating Prophesee’s Metavision® event-based vision technology.
Neuromorphic vision systems
At the Embedded World conference today, the two organisations signed a Letter of Intent to jointly pursue the development of next-generation industrial vision systems integrating event-based sensing, combining Prophesee’s expertise in event-based hardware and software with IDS’s strengths in camera integration, multi-sensor system design, and industrial manufacturing.
The collaboration will explore several technology directions and builds on the successful commercialisation of IDS uEye EVS cameras incorporating Prophesee’s event-based sensing technology, marking the next phase of cooperation between the companies.
Joint commercial engagement
The new initiative combines conventional imaging with event‑based sensing to enable new capabilities in machine vision, such as high‑speed motion analysis and emerging sensing technologies. In parallel, the companies intend to strengthen their joint commercial engagement, coordinating business development activities and approaching selected customers together with complementary solutions — IDS providing camera hardware and integrated systems, and Prophesee delivering its sensors, development tools, and event-based vision software stack.
“Over the past years, our collaboration with Prophesee has demonstrated the powerful benefits of event-based vision for industrial machine vision,” said Jan Hartmann, CEO of IDS Imaging Development Systems. “Neuromorphic sensing is key to the future of industrial vision. Working closely with Prophesee enables us to advance this technology faster and more consistently. Our collaboration is built on trust, shared goals and a clear technological direction.”
Demanding real-world applications
“Our partnership with IDS shows how event-based sensing can bring a new level of performance to industrial machine vision,” says Jean Ferré, CEO of Prophesee.
“Through the open, flexible and accessible nature of our Metavision technology platform and recent enhancements to our sensor products, we can advance this by working together to explore next-generation sensing architectures and machine vision systems incorporating event-based technology. This further pushes the boundaries of what machine vision can achieve, delivering faster detection, higher accuracy, and significantly improved power efficiency for demanding real-world applications.”
The companies plan to work closely with shared customers and partners to explore new machine vision solutions across industries including industrial automation, robotics, logistics, transportation, and intelligent systems.
