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The Slow but Steady Rise of the Event Camera

neuromorphic workshops) have published device physics and CMOS circuit design to
compelling results derived from event cam- complete robotic systems driven by AI.
eras. DVS with event-based sensitivity I now think of DVS development as mainly
to changes in brightness has become an industrial enterprise, but it was the heavy
synonymous in these communities with focus on sparse computing that has led us
“event cameras.” over the past five years to exploit activation For reader inquiries and address changes,
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logical retinas. neuromorphic engineers — is finally gaining
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Along the way, we have had lots of fun Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of j.hubner@aspencore.com
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