Appointments to the CRVI Board of Directors (2025-2026)
The Center for Robotics and Industrial Vision (CRVI) is pleased to announce the composition of its Board of Directors for the year 2025-2026. We are pleased to welcome Marie-Josée Morency, Executive Director of the Greater Lévis Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as our new Chair. Her recognized leadership and in-depth knowledge of the regional economy […]
Cégep de Lévis climbs to 18th place among Canada’s top research colleges
Cégep de Lévis has confirmed its place among the country’s top colleges for applied research, ranking 18th in the latest Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2025, ranking published by Research Infosource. After making its debut at 33rd place in 2023, the institution has now reached an important milestone in its development in applied research. This remarkable […]
Groupe industriel AMI
Established in Jonquière in 1984, Groupe Industriel AMI specializes in the maintenance, design, manufacture and installation of mechanical and piping equipment in heavy industry. In 2023, AMI asked for CRVI’s help to automate tasks that were either hazardous or required labour. With the help of our robotics and machine vision experts, Groupe AMI also developed […]
SAMI Agtech Inc
Working with several partners, Sami Agtech designed SAMI 4.0, a smart, multifunctional agricultural system designed to automate fruit and vegetable harvesting using robotics, an advanced vision system and artificial intelligence (AI). CRVI’s experts developed modules for this project to locate, describe and record the position of broccoli. This makes it possible to inventory the broccoli […]
Optina Diagnostics
Optina Diagnostics is a medtech company that is working on a hyperspectral camera to image the retina over a vast array of neighbouring light wavelengths at a very high speed. These hyperspectral retinal images are combined with artificial intelligence to accurately identify a range of ocular and neurological pathologies, including Alzheimer’s disease. CRVI’s team of […]
RinnoVision
RinnoVision is a Quebec company that develops inspection systems for underground city infrastructure. In 2023, RinnoVision created a camera with 360-degree vision that views and records high-resolution images in real time using a web-based interface. CRVI’s experts in computer vision, AI and software development worked with the RinnoVision team to develop their new product, the […]
Demystifying advanced robotics
Conventional robotics is evolving In conventional robotics, the robot acts on its environment by executing predefined instruction sequences. While the robot may be part of a system combining sensors, processors, and actuators, the system itself is compact, independent, and limited in its flexibility, reuse, and adaptation to new situations. Over the years, other types of […]
CRVI invests $1.5M for advanced Robotics 5.0 laboratory
Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles Inc. (CRVI) has announced an additional investment of $1.5 million for specialized equipment to set up an advanced Robotics 5.0 laboratory. This leading-edge equipment includes next-generation robots, smart sensors and actuators, and a powerful supercomputer. This research infrastructure will create a technological platform linking a group of connected […]
CRVI receives a $450,000 grant from Canada Economic Development to purchase new equipment
CRVI is updating our state-of-the-art equipment by investing more than $450,000 to purchase advanced digital hardware and software. Manufacturing companies in Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches that use our services will have access to this equipment to develop and optimize their products or processes to achieve greater automation using digital vision, robotics, and/or artificial intelligence. CRVI’s […]
Élisabeth Brière announces over $300,000 in Government of Canada support for CRVI (Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles Inc.)
News release The Lévis-based organization will be able to continue assisting manufacturers with their technological development and their transition to Industry 4.0. Lévis, Quebec, May 31, 2021 – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) The Chaudière-Appalaches region counts a number of dynamic businesses and organizations whose innovative ideas help create a strong local economic fabric. Some organizations […]