There are tons of applications for what is called "machine vision" in manufacturing. Typically these involve measuring, counting, looking for differences. A go

There are tons of applications for what is called "machine vision" in manufacturing. Typically these involve measuring, counting, looking for differences. A good example of a hardware/software vendor in this domain is Cognex. Look at their website for ideas of common problems that are solved with machine vision: http://www.cognex.com/machine-vision-applications.aspx http://www.cognex.com/machine-vision-applications.aspx