Low-Cost, Power Efficient EMG Prosthetic Hand (Part 2)
Creating a low-cost prosthetic arm is challenging, but making one that is also easy to calibrate and accurate is even tougher.
Ultra-low power FPGAs and Edge AI: The iCE40 family and Lattice sensAI bring intelligence to battery-powered devices
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Application processors can run complex algorithms, but their power budgets are often too large for products that need to operate continuously on a coin cell.
Matching temperature sensor factors to application needs
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Choosing the optimal temperature sensor for an application can be challenging, given the variety of sensor technologies available and industry requirements.
Ultrasonic sensors remain the go-to choice for reliable proximity detection
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Proximity sensing is designed to simply determine whether an object is present or not. Determining how far away it is, that’s another story.
STMicroelectronics’ multi-zone Time-of-Flight sensor enhances spatial awareness in embedded systems
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Consumer electronics, smart building equipment, industrial machinery, and mobile robots all need to understand not just proximity, but also context.
When structures became too big to guess: the strain gauge story
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The turn of the twentieth century brought a lot of new tools with it. For the first time, skyscrapers were being built.
Magnetic sensing in harsh thermal environments with Allegro Microsystems APS11203/APS12203 Hall-Effect ICs
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Magnetic position-sensing applications all rely on one key requirement: the sensor must trip at the same magnetic flux density regardless of temperature.
Simplifying environmental sensing with factory-calibrated MEMS: a look at Würth Elektronik’s sensor portfolio
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Würth Elektronik offers the MEMS environmental sensor portfolio, a family of compact digital devices that capture temperature, humidity, and absolute pressure.
Low-Cost, Power Efficient EMG Prosthetic Hand (Part 1)
Developing prosthetic technology that is both affordable and functional is challenging in today’s space, mainly due to the costly fabrication and specialized calibration requirements.
Dielectric Elastomer Switches: Building Logic Gates with Soft Membranes
When you think of "electronics," you probably picture rigid green circuit boards, silicon chips, and soldering irons. But what if you could build a circuit entirely out of soft, stretchy rubber?
Measuring the Speed of Sound Using an Ultrasonic Sensor and Oscilloscope
In this blog, I will walk through a simple experiment that uses an ultrasonic sensor and oscilloscope to measure how fast sound travels through the air.
ROS 2コンポーネントによるAMRとAGV統合の簡素化
公開日:2026-03-10
ネイティブのROS 2ドライバを備えたモータコントローラ、IMU、およびToFモジュールを使用して、AMRとAGVの統合を加速します。
タップツーオープン:PZT圧電セラミックスがスマートアクセスシステムを実現
自動車業界は物理的なスイッチを排除する方向に向かっています。トランクや隠しドアハンドルシステムは、シンプルなタップ操作へと変更されています。
ウェビナー - スマートロボティクスと自律型機械の進化を加速する
IoT、AI、MLアプリケーションで高性能マイクロコントローラを使用する際には、高度なメモリ、豊富な周辺機能、セキュリティ機能が求められます。
ウェビナー - 安全対策の議論にサイバーセキュリティが不可欠な理由
かつては独立して動作していた安全コンポーネントが、今やネットワークを介して通信し、多大な価値をもたらす一方で、新たなリスクも生み出しています。
IO-Link:センサからエッジコンピューティングへの接続を実現
公開日:2026-02-12
既存のフィールドバスや産業用Ethernetインフラを置き換えるのではなく、IO-Link は補完的なインタフェースとして機能します。
Making Sound Reactive Projects
Learn how to build sound reactive projects using piezos, microphones, and Arduino to trigger LEDs, motors, and effects from audio input.