Focus On Vision: VISION 2026 Recap, Collabs, & Dental Imaging | October 21, 2026
In this episode of Focus On Vision:
- The biennial VISION event, now in its 32nd year, set all-time records in 2026. Nearly 500 companies exhibited, representing a 2% increase over the 2024 event. And there were more than 9,000 attendees, marking a 14% increase in visitor attendance.
- Wiliot, a developer of physical AI for supply chains, is joining forces with physical AI infrastructure and software provider Thinaer to assist a major U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturer with tracking critical materials and parts throughout its internal supply chain—essentially a roadmap of millions of tracked assets.
- This toothbrush's camera is powered by Dyson’s AI machine learning algorithm called Gap Optical Targeting. It analyzes 28 images per second in real time.
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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:19 VISION 2026 Show Recap
1:29 Physical AI Companies Join Forces
2:38 Camera-enhanced Toothbrush Detects Gaps Between Teeth
3:45 Outro
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About the Author
Justine MurphyJustine Murphy
Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.