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 […]
CRVI Designated as a Technology Access Centre (TAC) in Advanced Robotics
Lévis, June 19, 2025 – The Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles inc. (CRVI) has reached a major milestone by being officially recognized as a Technology Access Centre (TAC) specializing in advanced robotics. This prestigious designation, granted by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), was announced during CRVI’s Annual Advanced […]
CRVI Appoints New General Manager
Lévis, Tuesday, October 11, 2024 — The Board of Directors of the Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles inc. (CRVI) is please to nomination the appointment of Marie-Christine Ferland as its new general manager. Her appointment strengthens CRVI’s position with the adoption of existing technology and robotics, vision and artificial intelligence innovation. Ms. Ferland […]
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 […]
Supporting Optina Diagnostics with AI development and research funding
CRVI is proud to be working with Optina Diagnostics’ talented team of artificial intelligence experts. This medical technology (medtech) company is developing a platform that uses a hyperspectral camera to image the retina over a very large number of contiguous spectral bands at very high speed. These hyperspectral retinal images, combined with artificial intelligence, can […]
Presentation of the CRVI team
The CRVI (Centre de robotique, de vision and IA), whose mission is to increase the competitiveness of companies through the use of artificial intelligence applied to robotics and vision, is proud to present its team of experts. Established for over 35 years in Lévis, the CRVI is an experienced and strategic partner of choice, creator […]