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Practical 5G Applications in Industrial Automation

Everyone knows that 5G is significant. But will it supplant wireless technologies like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in IIoT and Industry 4.0 applications? This article dives into what's so special about 5G compared to its alternatives.

In partnership with Digi-Key Electronics

Murata Advancements in Wireless Communications Technology Facilitate Connectivity Among Physical Items

As we enter the age of millimeter waves, radio frequency technology will likely be in even greater demand. Over the years, Murata has continued to refine its wireless communication technologies and now offers an extensive portfolio of key devices and modules for wireless communication that cover a diverse breadth of applications.

In partnership with Murata Electronics Singapore (Pte.) Ltd.

Depth Sensors Visualize Volumes

Technology advancements in accelerometers, displays, audio, and graphics have furthered immersive realities, but the engineer’s work is not finished yet.

In partnership with Mouser Electronics

Introducing the Renesas RA Family of 32-bit MCUs

The flexible Renesas Advanced (RA) 32-bit MCUs are industry leading 32-bit MCUs with the Arm® Cortex®-M33, -M23 and -M4 processor cores and PSA Certified™ assurance. The RA Family delivers key advantages compared to competitive Arm Cortex-M MCUs by providing stronger embedded security, superior CoreMark® performance, and ultra-low power operation.

In partnership with Renesas Electronics

Combining RISC-V and FPGA Offers New Design Solutions

RISC-V is a straightforward list of what a CPU should do. It’s an open and frozen instruction set that can be used in many applications with a standard core or custom extensions using an FPGA.

In partnership with Mouser Electronics

First True Hybrid x86 Architecture Offers Quantum Core Count Leap

The 12th generation Intel Core mobile and desktop processors have recently arrived in the embedded computing space, with implementations on the high-performance Computer-on-Module standards COM-HPC and COM Express. Featuring an innovative performance hybrid architecture, the new high-end embedded processors offer a quantum leap in multitasking, parallel processing, virtualization, and scalability options.

In partnership with congatec

LiDAR’s Future Looks Bright With New Tech Demos at Sensors Converge 2022

The All About Circuits team reviews just a couple of the many demonstrations of new LiDAR technologies from this week’s Sensors Converge conference in Silicon Valley.

June 29, 2022 by Dale Wilson

AMD Ups Performance with 2nd-gen Ryzen Embedded SoC

Aimed at industrial IoT and vision systems, AMD’s new generation of its Ryzen Embedded R-Series SoCs, doubles core count, links to four 4K displays, and includes Windows 11 support.

June 21, 2022 by Jeff Child

Ep. 47 | Universal Robots CEO Kim Povlsen on Collaborative Robots for the 98%

Universal Robots CEO Kim Povlsen is a self-described robotics geek who now runs one of the world’s leading collaborative robot (cobot) companies where they strive to develop robots for the 98% of the market that doesn’t yet know they need them.

June 07, 2022 by Daniel Bogdanoff

“Wi-Fi Sensors” Help Robots Map Their Indoor Environment

Research from UCSD takes a new approach to simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

May 31, 2022 by Jake Hertz

IXYS IXFxN60X X3-Class HiPerFET™ Power MOSFETs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

May 24, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

AMD SOM Kit Propels Robotics Beyond Custom Designs

Keen to free industrial robotics from the burdens of custom design, AMD has launched a SOM-based starter kit that puts ROS 2 and predefined interface apps into play.

May 17, 2022 by Jeff Child

MIT Unveils “Banana Finger” Soft Pneumatic Actuators

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have created a new manufacturing technique that could allow for more cost-effective soft pneumatic actuators.

May 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.

April 26, 2022 by Jeff Child

ams OSRAM’s VCSEL Laser Technology Takes Aim to Bring 3D Vision to Robots

As the world strives to bring vision to different areas, from drones to vehicles, ams OSRAM and Luxonis have teamed up to developed robotic vision systems with vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology.

February 03, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Researchers and Companies Keep VR Momentum Rolling Into 2022

Advancement in VR (virtual reality) is getting underway in 2022 with companies and researchers exploring new VR applications in robotics and human-machine interface (HMI), despite large companies like Apple facing setbacks.

January 28, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Tactile Sensing Gets a Boost for AI Systems Thanks to Open-source Research

AI system sensing keeps pushing to new levels lately, especially as more research keeps pouring in concerning tactile sensing. One contributor is Facebook or "Meta" with its DIGIT and ReSkin technology.

November 03, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Hoping to create more power-efficient and highly functional AI processors, Syntiant and Intuitive are both aiming to create the next step in computer vision.

October 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation and SiLC Technologies are teaming up to push 4D LiDAR to mainstream using frequency modulated continuous wave technology (FMCW). However, what is 4D LiDAR and SiLC's chip solution?

October 05, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Tesla Makes a Leap from Autonomous Vehicles to Robots with “Tesla Bot” Reveal

Not a stranger to taking on a challenge, Elon Musk reveals "Tesla Bot" at 2021's Tesla AI Day. While it seems to be an ambitious plan to build a humanoid robot, how feasible is it for Tesla?

September 01, 2021 by Jake Hertz