Machine Vision in Early Days: Japan's Pioneering Contributions

The history of machine vision started in the mid-1960s by the efforts of Japanese industry researchers. A variety of prominent vision-based systems was made possible by creating and evolving real-time image processing techniques, and was applied to factory automation, office automation, and even to social automation during the 1970-2000 period. In this article, these historical attempts are briefly explained to promote understanding of the pioneering efforts that opened the door and formed the bases of today's computer vision research.

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