(UnitX: Milpitas, CA) -- UnitX, a pioneer in AI-powered visual inspection for manufacturing, is launching DeteX, a rapid-deploy AI-powered smart camera. It is purpose-built to eliminate the manufacturing vision gap and give every production line the power to reduce scrap and stop defect escapes before they occur.

UnitX showcased DeteX at Automate 2026 in Chicago last June. Attendees could see the camera’s full AI inspection capabilities demonstrated live on the show floor.

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The “vision gap” is the costly divide manufacturers have faced for years: an uncompromising choice between entry-level vision sensors that fail under real-world variability and complex enterprise vision systems that demand specialized system integrators, proprietary software certifications, and months of integration work. Up to now, there had been no acceptable middle ground.

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