Sony, Mitsubishi Electric form joint venture for AI vision sensors in manufacturing

• Sony Group Corporation, via Sony Semiconductor Solutions, agreed with Mitsubishi Electric to form a joint venture, Advanced Vision Solutions.
• Operations are scheduled to start in October 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and clearances.
• The venture will develop AI vision-sensor products for manufacturing, running AI-based visual analysis directly on image sensors.
• Targets factory automation use cases, including labor savings, quality monitoring, predictive maintenance, autonomous equipment control.
• Combines Sony image-sensor and edge-AI technology with Mitsubishi Electric factory automation control systems.

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