Rather, this new reality applies to the cameras enabled with machine vision capabilities that are increasingly being placed inside advanced production facilities. They are radically transforming manufacturing processes, while simultaneously boosting productivity, efficiency and quality. Machine vision refers to the process of using an image to extract information, then leveraging the information to confirm presence or absence, check position or orientation and to spot patterns or exceptions resulting from the analysis of multiple sequential images over time. These capabilities are being applied in a variety of ways to revolutionize manufacturing and production processes. For example, machine vision can serve as a basis for automation and collaboration with robots deployed for manufacturing processes.