Fans of the bouncing lamp from the Pixar corporate logo will enjoy [Daniel]’s latest project. It’s a motion controlled desk lamp that uses ultrasonic sensors to control its physical position. The core ...

Robot lawnmowers can be extremely pricey, even at the lower end of the market, setting you back quite a few hundred dollars. If you would prefer to make your own and learn a little more about Arduino ...

TDK Corp. has announced distribution availability of its second-generation InvenSense SmartSonic ICU-10201 ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor for IoT and robotics applications. With improved ...

Arduino has made quite a name for itself over the past several years, with its single-board microcontrollers making their way into a wide variety of DIY electronic devices. Given that many of those ...

A new category of sensing technology transforms mobile robot vision from 2D to 3D, improves safety performance and provides 50-80% cost savings compared to traditional, LiDAR-based systems and sensor ...

Sonair is pushing towards a new sensor built on 3D ultrasonic technology, giving autonomous robotics the power to see and make the right decisions. Ralph W. Bernstein is the senior business developer ...

Parking sensors have become a must-have these days given the crowded cities we live in, but instead of paying hundreds of dollars to get them installed in your car, why not build your own at home?

Makers, hobbyists and education establishments that have ever wanted to build their own robot, complete with a variety of different sensors. Are sure to be interested in a new open source robot called ...

Ultrasonics refers to signals that are above the human hearing span (>20 kHz), and usually in the 40- to 70-kHz range. These signals are used like radar—they’re radiated toward a target and reflected ...

Human-robot interaction (HRI), precise control, and safe collaboration between humans and robots are the cornerstones of adopting automation. Safety refers to multiple tasks in the context of robots, ...