3D machine vision and spectral analysis have long been reliant on 3D sensors and LiDAR technology, which are costly and therefore out of reach for many businesses. Newsight Imaging, an Israeli start-up at Cyberport, is developing solutions that promise to do better. Fingertip-size CMOS image sensors, packed with Newsight’s patented enhanced Time-of-Flight technology, enable industries to not only deploy LiDAR technology at a low cost, but also apply machine vision and spectral analysis broadly, flexibly, and portably.
For example, Newsight’s machine vision sensors can be used in automobiles for adaptive front lighting, driver assistance, and other affordable 360° LiDAR applications. As well as that, the sensors can be employed in factory automation, robotics, and AR/VR. In terms of spectral analysis, spectrometers equipped with these sensors are able to produce lab-quality diagnostics in clinics or even homes, inspect water quality or colours (such as for fashion and cosmetics), and carry out quality and recipe assurance during food and beverage production.
What’s more, the sensors are efficient in energy and bandwidth as they possess event-based capabilities by design. This means they use dynamic event detection and only transmit data when they detect a pixel change, reducing both bandwidth and energy consumption.
Given their broad applicability, Newsight’s sensors and AI solutions are gaining in popularity across a variety of industries. In August 2022, the growth-stage start-up even entered a definitive agreement to become a Nasdaq-listed company through a merger transaction with Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC.
Newsight joined the Cyberport community in last year with aspirations to expand into Asia and capitalise on Greater China prospects.
