By the time this edition of Machine Vision Insider lands in your inbox, I will have landed in Germany. As you probably know by now, the Vision 2026 Show is Oct. 6-8 in Stuttgart. Will my colleague Aaron Maassen and I get to see you there? Our booth is 10C02, so if you're there, please stop and say hello or drop your business card on our table and pick up a special print edition of our Fall 2026 issue. If you are unable to attend, please read my blog below and take the short survey. I will do my best to find the answers you seek while I am at the show.

Also this week, we bring you another new podcast. This time, Senior Editor Jim Tatum spoke with Cicso's Sam Pasquier about the "nervous system" of physical AI. Be sure to tune in.

We also have a contributed article by Neeta Shenoy from Synaptics, who writes about the disconnect that exists between the promise of AI and its successful implementation on factory floors.

Whether we meet in Stuttgart or connect through these pages, thank you for being part of the VSD community. Until next time, stay curious.

Sharon Spielman, head of content
Vision Systems Design