Visual defect detection and visual measurements in manufacturing were amongst the first practical applications of computer vision. Since then, applications in manufacturing have continued to leverage advances in computer vision, and the sector has been a consistent source of funding to support our community's research at various levels.
With the recent deep learning revolution, several novel applications of computer vision and augmented reality have emerged in manufacturing, such as in human activity recognition for understanding manual assembly work, as well as a myriad of applications in robotics. With this workshop, we bring together computer vision researchers and leaders from academia and industry for exchange of ideas that lie at the intersection of computer vision and the smart factory.