Building smarter, better AI cameras with Yassir Rizwan from Labforge Inc.
Yassir Rizwan is an Entrepreneur and technology enthusiast. His expertise is in robotics, computer vision, and AI, with over 10 years of experience. At Labforge, he focuses on product roadmap, business development, and strategic relationships, as well as hardware and software design. Yassir has engineering degrees in Mechatronics from the University of Waterloo and researched controls, non-linear control systems, and aerodynamics.
Before we get to the questions,
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How did you get started in machine vision and cameras?
Tell our audience a bit about LabForge company and your partners.
Applications that you have been involved with, especially in the early days?
You designed and built a camera, that is a pretty bold step why?
What is "Bottlenose"? What kind of lenses does it use?
Who is your target customer?
Do you have any Use Cases that you can talk about?
I feel that your product, Bottlenose is a disruptive product? Why is that?
How have you made it easy for machine builders and end customers to install vision?
Did we forget to talk about anything?
How can people get a hold of you?
To find out more about Labforge or you would like to reach out to Yassir, you can find more information here.
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Regards,
Jim
Jim Beretta
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