Founded in 1984, the AIA was organized to advance the global understanding and implementation of vision and imaging technologies. They are committed to providing support and leadership on common industry issues.
Today, AIA is the world's largest global vision and imaging trade group serving more than 330 member companies from 32 countries. Their members include manufacturers of vision components and systems, system integrators, distributors, OEMs, end users, consulting firms, academic institutions, and imaging research groups.
Together with the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and Motion Control Association (MCA) they organize the Robotics event: Automate