Hirox

Hirox (ハイロックス) is a lens company in Tokyo, Japan that created the first digital microscope in 1985. This company is now known as Hirox Co Ltd. Hirox's main industry is digital microscopes, but still makes the lenses for a variety of items including rangefinders. Hirox's newest digital microscope systems are currently as of 2019 the RH-2000 and the RH-8800. The RH-2000 connects to a desktop computer by USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. The RH-8800 system is a standalone system with the computer built-in. Both are capable of 3D rotation, high dynamic range, 2D and 3D measurement, 2D and 3D tiling, as well as automated particle counting. Hirox founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1978 as a lens and optical system manufacturer. In 1980 the company started to design and sell TV lenses for people with poor eyesight, and to supply products to the Swedish government. It introduced the first digital microscope in 1985, followed by a hand-held video microscope system in 1986, supplied to the Japanese police force. The Hirox Digital Microscope System started distribution in the USA in 1986.