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| Wednesday, 30 January 2008 15:29 | |||
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Industrial image processing expert supports young robot developers Ettlingen – For the third year running, image processing expert Vision Components sponsors the HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V. society which runs the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE robot competition in Germany. First held in the US in 1998, the competition, which promotes enjoyment of science and technology, is aimed at children and teenagers between 10 and 16.  The teams are faced with a complex task on a current topic which is solved by means of a self-programmed, fully automatic robot. This year's “Climate Connections”-themed competition will have approx. 550 participating teams. Official registration starts on March 1, 2008. Regional tournaments and the FLL final will take place in November and in early December. The winning team qualifies to participate in the FLL World Festival in Atlanta, while the second and third-placed teams will travel to the FLL Open Asian Championship in Tokyo. “We are a company focused on product development – therefore, we rely on innovative, competent specialized staff. Naturally, we appreciate and support this challenge which boosts creativity and technical skills early on”, comments Michael Engel, managing director of Vision Components.  Student team at the 2007 FLL competition Company Background Vision Components GmbH was founded in 1996 by Michael Engel, inventor of the first intelligent camera for industrial applications. Today, it is a leading supplier in the field of industrial image processing. The Ettlingen-based company develops and distributes intelligent, network-compatible real time cameras. Due to their proprietary multitasking operating system VCRT, the devices oper-ate without an additional PC, making them easy to integrate into almost any industrial facility. Typi-cal application areas include quality and completeness checks, measurement technology and bio-metric access control.
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