Featured Honor | Turck TIV AI Smart Camera Wins Readers' Choice Annual Product Award

The reader selection results of Computer & Automation have been officially released. Turck TIV intelligent vision AI camera has won the 2026 Annual Product Award in the vision category.

The magazine selects around 600 new industrial products every year, from which its editorial team picks 96 high-quality products across 12 major categories for the final selection. The voting page recorded over 19,300 visits, reflecting widespread industry attention to this event. Ultimately, Turck stood out with solid technical strength and claimed the top award.

The TIV AI camera stands out with powerful true edge intelligence. This self-learning AI vision camera directly deploys artificial intelligence technology on industrial production lines without any external auxiliary devices. After powering on, it only needs a small number of sample images for simple training to start efficient operation quickly.

Equipped with a 12-megapixel global shutter sensor and NVIDIA GPU, it embeds integrated AI applications including difference detection, classifier, object detector and barcode scanning, fully meeting real-time inspection demands of various high-standard industrial scenarios. Featuring robust structure and strong compatibility, it supports easy integration via M12 interfaces and Turck Automation Suite (TAS).

This award further consolidates Turck’s leading innovative position in the industrial AI sector, and once again reflects the company’s original aspiration to develop intelligent automation and sustainable automation solutions. You can check the official designated platform for the complete winners list and more relevant news of this reader selection activity.

• Rapid commissioning without programming
• IP67 protection grade, standalone operation, no extra edge hardware required
• Real-time detection results, expandable via scalable network

With the new TIV AI camera, Turck brings a landmark transformation to industrial image processing. No complex programming is required; users only need to train the smart camera with a few sample images.

As Turck Intelligent Vision Camera, TIV can independently learn patterns and deviations, and reliably distinguish qualified and defective parts as well as different product categories. Neural network training and inference are executed directly on the camera, supported by a high-performance 12MP global shutter sensor (4th-gen Sony Pregius S) and NVIDIA Jetson Nano GPU with 4GB memory, enabling on-device real-time image processing.

The TIV12MG-Q110N comes with four pre-installed AI applications: deviation inspection, classification, object detection and code reading, covering core industrial vision tasks ranging from completeness inspection and product classification to target positioning and 1D/2D barcode recognition.

It can independently analyze and evaluate designated inspection areas, and directly output coordinates, confidence scores and pass/fail signals to PLC or IT systems. Featuring standard C-mount interface for flexible lens matching, and optional protective housing to reach IP67 protection grade. Its decentralized and robust design integrating control system, lighting unit, sensor and power supply makes it ideal for direct on-site deployment on production lines.

Intuitive operation is available via web browser. Fully integrated into Turck Automation Suite (TAS), it simplifies device management and facilitates digital maintenance and monitoring workflow.

Equipped with M12 connectors for power supply, network, trigger signal and I/O interfaces, the camera can be easily embedded into existing industrial systems. Local operation, transferable datasets and neural networks support scalable deployment without additional edge computing hardware or extra licensing fees.