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STMicroelectronics has extended the capabilities of its FlightSense™ ToF ranging sensors by introducing the VL53L3CX with patented histogram algorithms that allow measuring distances to multiple objects as well as increasing accuracy. The ...

Reusable kit allows students to build an embedded system in 15 minutes or less Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the newest addition to the TI Robotics System Learning Kit (TI-RSLK) family, the TI-RSLK MAX, a low-cost robotics kit and curriculum ...

Machine Design Engineers at the Naval Research Laboratory are developing an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that mimics the motions and actions of a reef fish, the bird wrasse. The goal is to have an AUV that can navigate and maneuver through ...

The traditional clock has had its day.A German creator has designed a robot that writes the time using a dry wipe pen on a miniature white board (Figure 1). The Plotclock was designed by Thingiverse member Johannes It writes the time in 24-hour ...

3D Robotics Presents Iris: A Fully Autonomous, User-Friendly UAV for $729. 3D Robotics (3DR) announced Iris an advanced quadcopter with full GPS-guided autonomous capabilities. Iris is designed to provide an “out-of-the-box” flying ...

Folks have been using the popular Arduino DIY computing platform to build robots and all sorts of other simple computing devices for a while. Arduino boards are inexpensive and relatively easy to use devices with support for a range of sensors and ...

Nordic Semiconductor announces that a Swedish startup called Bitcraze has developed a miniaturized, open source four rotor quadcopter kit that is designed for academics and hobbyists to order, build, and customize/hack themselves. The quadcopter ...

iRobot Looj gutter cleaning robot and iRobot Roomba 600 Series vacuum cleaning robots released with new technologies and design iRobot announced the launch of a new iRobot Looj gutter cleaning robot and new iRobot Roomba 600 Series vacuum cleaning ...

Always Innovating is pleased to announce the MeCam, a revolutionary new product. The MeCam is a self video nano copter to point-and-shoot yourself. MeCam videos can be uploaded to Social platforms such as Youtube, Google+, Facebook, Twitter. The ...

Devices inspired by beetle wings could give robots a more nuanced sense of touch A flexible electronic sensor made from interlocking hairs can detect the gentle steps of a ladybird and distinguish between shear and twisting forces, just as human ...