Machine Vision…and Squirrels? – Premier Connects Blog

Mechanically, the human visual system is not unique. We surpassed our own abilities long ago with inventions that catapulted us into areas of the light spectrum that most living creatures can't reach. The photo lens, essentially a glass eye, is pretty well perfected. But human perception is another matter. The 15 centimeters that lay behind the eye – the brain – is a massive net of neurons that process focused light into image, and image into meaning.