IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH (IDS), a key player in industrial camera development, and Prophesee SA, known for its advanced neuromorphic vision systems, have announced an expanded collaboration aimed at developing next-generation industrial cameras.
This initiative will leverage Prophesee’s Metavision® event-based vision technology, with a focus on enhancing machine vision systems for increased speed, accuracy, and energy efficiency.
Neuromorphic Vision Systems
The announcement came during the Embedded World conference, where the two companies signed a Letter of Intent to pursue the integration of event-based sensing.
This collaboration will combine Prophesee’s expertise in event-based hardware and software with IDS’s strengths in camera integration, system design, and manufacturing. The partnership builds on the successful commercial release of IDS’ uEye EVS cameras that incorporate Prophesee’s sensing technology, marking a new phase in their joint venture.
Joint Commercial Engagement
The companies plan to enhance their business collaboration by offering complementary solutions
By integrating conventional imaging with event-based sensing, the partnership aims to broaden machine vision capabilities, including high-speed motion analysis. The companies plan to enhance their business collaboration by offering complementary solutions, with IDS focusing on camera hardware and system integration, and Prophesee providing sensors, development tools, and event-based vision software.
Jan Hartmann, CEO of IDS, emphasized the importance of their collaboration, stating, “Over the past years, our collaboration with Prophesee has demonstrated the powerful benefits of event-based vision for industrial machine vision. Neuromorphic sensing is key to the future of industrial vision.”
Demanding Real-World Applications
Prophesee's CEO, Jean Ferré, highlighted the potential of their Metavision technology to elevate industrial machine vision performance.
Ferré noted, “Through the open, flexible and accessible nature of our Metavision technology platform and recent enhancements, we can advance this by working together to explore next-generation sensing architectures.” The partnership aims to address the needs of industries such as industrial automation, robotics, logistics, transportation, and intelligent systems through close collaboration with mutual customers and partners.
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 organizations 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.
