poLight ASA Collaborates with Image Quality Labs on M12-based Raspberry Pi TLens Studio for AI-driven Industrial Machine Vision Applications

17 Dec 2025 08:00 CET

TØNSBERG, Norway -- 17 December, 2025 - poLight ASA
(https://www.polight.com/home/default.aspx) (OSE: PLT) and Image Quality Labs
(https://www.imagequalitylabs.com/) (IQL) today announced the development of
an M12-based Raspberry Pi TLens® Studio evaluation and development platform,
utilizing the new line of TLens® off-the-shelf (OTS) focusing camera lens.
This platform enables machine vision design engineers to quickly and easily
evaluate high speed, constant field-of-view focusing functionality on their
existing embedded computing platforms. Initially available in a 7.5mm focal
length, the prototype will be available for private viewing in the poLight
suite at CES (https://www.ces.tech/) (6-9 January) and in both the poLight
(#6317) and Image Quality Labs (#6716) booths at SPIE
(https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west) (20-23 January).
To schedule a CES viewing, contact info@polight.com

Historically, industrial machine vision OEMs have been forced to rely on fixed
focus cameras with a small aperture to achieve sufficient depth of focus,
hindering advanced imaging for factory and warehouse automation, barcode
scanners and embedded cameras. Delivering a small, cost-competitive OTS
solution with constant field-of-view focusing which is based on a standard
sensor platform enables industrial machine vision OEMs to quickly ramp their
advanced technology.

| "poLight is committed to building an ecosystem of integrators and solution
| providers addressing AI-driven imaging challenges," said Dr. Øyvind Isaksen,
| CEO of poLight ASA. "By collaborating with Image Quality Labs, we are
| delivering a key aspect that solves machine vision imaging barriers in a
| variety of applications."

| "At IQL, our customers are continually looking for ways to push image
| quality, autofocus performance, and system responsiveness," said Jason Cope,
| Founder & CEO of Image Quality Labs. "This Raspberry Pi TLens® Studio
| platform provides a plug-and-play way to evaluate TLens® behavior in
| minutes, not months. Partnering with poLight allows us to bring advanced
| focusing capabilities directly into the hands of machine vision developers."

The M12-based Raspberry Pi TLens® Studio platform leverages poLight's
ultra-fast (~1ms), ultra-low power-consuming (~1mW) TLens®, enabling design
engineers to rapidly set and change object/focal distances to accommodate
different scenarios. The OTS lenses will be available at 6mm, 7.5mm, 13mm and
19mm focal lengths, in production volume by Q1 2026.

The IQL TLens® RPi 5 Evaluation Kit is a new development platform
purpose-built to help engineers rapidly evaluate poLight's TLens® constant
field-of-view focusing technology on modern embedded systems. Designed around
the Raspberry Pi 5 and an M12 optical architecture, the kit will initially
support IQL's TLens-enabled camera modules built on the Sony IMX462 and Sony
IMX900 image sensors, two industry-proven platforms for low-light, high-speed,
and machine-vision applications.

The evaluation kit provides a turnkey pathway for developers to test TLens®
performance, integrate with their existing software stacks, and accelerate
camera-driven innovation in industrial automation, robotics, edge AI, and
inspection systems. The IQL TLens® RPi 5 Evaluation Kit, along with the first
IMX462 and IMX900-based TLens® camera modules, will be available in limited
early-access quantities in Q1 2026.

About poLight ASA
poLight ASA (OSE: PLT) offers a patented, proprietary tunable optics
technology, starting with its first product, TLens® which replicates "the
human eye" experience in autofocus cameras used in devices such as
smartphones, wearables, barcode scanners, machine vision systems and various
medical equipment. poLight's TLens® enables better system performance and new
user experiences due to benefits such as extremely fast focus, small
footprint, no magnetic interference, low power consumption and constant field
of view. poLight is based in Tønsberg, Norway, with employees in Finland,
France, UK, US, China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines. For more
information, please visit https://www.polight.com.

For more information on poLight ASA, contact:
Dr. Øyvind Isaksen, CEO, poLight ASA: +47 90 87 63 98

About IQL:
Image Quality Labs (IQL) specializes in advanced imaging system engineering,
offering custom camera module design, ISP and camera driver integration, and
precision image quality tuning for embedded vision applications
worldwide. IQL's vertically integrated approach; from architecture and optics
selection through production-ready hardware, software, and test systems,
supports global customers across robotics, machine vision, medical imaging,
automotive, and AI/ML ecosystems. With design and manufacturing operations in
the U.S. and engineering collaborations spanning North America, Europe, and
Asia, IQL enables rapid evaluation, optimization, and deployment of
next-generation imaging solutions. Learn more at
https://www.imagequalitylabs.com.

For more information on Image Quality Labs, contact:
Jason Cope, CEO, IQL: +1 (919) 294-8421

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