Activities Focused on Tomorrow
Research and Development / Design
For a future of greater convenience and comfort, we are developing advanced technologies toward the creation of never-before-realized value.
Never content with the status quo.
Continuously pursuing transformation.
In the 70 years since our founding, Canon has always seen opportunities in challenges.
Focused on innovation in technology, we consistently rise to face each new challenge.
The research and development of next-generation printing materials
Terahertz imaging technology research
Development of robotic vision for industrial applications
Super Machine Vision (SMV) endows robots with highly intelligent autonomous functionalities, such as machine learning, recognition and visual inspection.
To develop SMV, Canon drew from a range of technologies, including imaging, recognition and information-processing technologies, cultivated during the development of diverse products. We aim to apply SMV in various industrial capacities and for safety monitoring.
An AO-SLO (adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope)
In collaboration with Kyoto University, we are pursuing practical applications for new medical imaging technologies. At the Clinical Research Center for Medical Equipment Development, which was established within Kyoto University, clinical research is focusing on such themes as AO-SLO for the early detection of retinal disease, and photoacoustic mammography enabling the early detection of breast cancer.
Canon previously used two types of 3-D computer-aided design. Now we have integrated this into one system, enabling all design information, from development to production preparation, to be shared throughout the company. For example, we are now able to evaluate different parts and mass-production methods while concurrently conducting product development.
Kyuanos, Canon's high-accuracy color management system, precisely matches colors among input and output devices, which can offer varying ranges of color expression.
Not only does Kyuanos faithfully reproduce colors, it also automatically compensates for variances in color appearance due to paper type, lighting conditions and other factors.
Based on the image sensors used in our digital cameras and other products, Canon produced an ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensor that is among the largest in the world.
Installing the sensor in the Schmidt Telescope at the University of Tokyo's Kiso Observatory, Institute of Astronomy, enabled the video recording of faint meteors with an equivalent
apparent magnitude of 10.
Ultra-high-definition display
As a world leader in the field of imaging, Canon is actively developing next-generation high-image-quality displays. We are currently conducting R&D in such areas as organic light-emitting diode displays and ultra-high-definition displays for professionals that surpass Full HD resolution.
