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Vision AI quality inspection for factories
Cellphone-camera defect detection for tier-2/3 contract manufacturers.
Buyer
Plant manager at a $20-500M revenue contract manufacturer
Monetization
$500-3000/line/mo, avg 5-40 lines per plant
Difficulty
growth
Why now
Mobile ARM chips can now run YOLO-v9 class models at 30fps on-device.
The problem
Cognex/Keyence cost $50k+/line. Phone-based CV is 90% accurate and 5% the cost.
The wedge
One SKU family (garment stitching or PCB assembly), $500/line/mo.
Suggested stack
Vite PWASupabaseReplicateRoboflow
Distribution plays
- →Direct sales via industry associations (SIMA, VITAS)
- →Landed-cost calculator content
Incumbents to study
Landing AIInstrumentalCognex
Not affiliates. Study their pricing, positioning, and where their reviews complain — that's your wedge.
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