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Engineering Spotlight: Robotics and Computer Vision with Rich LeGrand, President of Charmed Labs

Engineering Spotlight: Robotics and Computer Vision with Rich LeGrand, President of Charmed Labs

AAC's Chantelle Dubois had a chance to speak to LeGrand about his inspiration to become a roboticist, his work with Charmed Labs and CMU CREATE lab, as well as his thoughts on what makes being an engineer so exciting in today's day and age.


News Nov 26, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Meet the Aquatic Drone Saving the Great Barrier Reef with Machine Learning and Computer Vision

Meet the Aquatic Drone Saving the Great Barrier Reef with Machine Learning and Computer Vision

The Queensland University of Technology has announced that its robotic hunter-killer aquatic drone will now double as a seaborne midwife to save the Great Barrier Reef.


News Nov 07, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
SpiNNaker, the Million-Core Supercomputer, Finally Switched On

SpiNNaker, the Million-Core Supercomputer, Finally Switched On

After 12 years in the making, the computer designed to work like a human brain, at the University of Manchester is finally switched on. What does this computer do? How is it made? And who is Steve Furber?


News Nov 05, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Bridgetek Introduces “Credit Card” Dev Modules for EVE IC Geared Towards Human-Machine Interfaces

Bridgetek Introduces “Credit Card” Dev Modules for EVE IC Geared Towards Human-Machine Interfaces

Bridgetek recently released a slim "credit card" dev module for its EVE (embedded video engine) IC, the BT81x.


News Oct 24, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Haptic Technologies Roundup: Piezoelectric ICs, AR/VR Gloves, and Haptic Clothing

Haptic Technologies Roundup: Piezoelectric ICs, AR/VR Gloves, and Haptic Clothing

Haptic technology has come a long way in the past few decades and continues to find innovative improvements and applications across industries. Here's a quick look at some recent haptic technology-related news.


News Oct 20, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Altitude Data for Drone Navigation: A Compact Barometric Pressure Sensor and Thermometer from Bosch

Altitude Data for Drone Navigation: A Compact Barometric Pressure Sensor and Thermometer from Bosch

The BMP388 is a digital MEMS barometer and thermometer in a 2mm x 2mm x 0.8mm package.


News Jul 11, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

This article will look at some of the most important features of TLV320ADC3100 which is TI’s newly-released ADC for voice-activated systems.


News Jun 22, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Do Engineers Design Things Anymore? Electrical Engineering in the Age of ICs

Do Engineers Design Things Anymore? Electrical Engineering in the Age of ICs

An engineering career is still a good way to make a living—but for which types of people? AAC's Technical Director Robert Keim reflects on the nature of electrical engineering and how it's changed as technology accelerates.


News Jun 19, 2018 by Robert Keim
Engineers of History: Jerry Lawson, Video Game Pioneer (1940-2011)

Engineers of History: Jerry Lawson, Video Game Pioneer (1940-2011)

Jerry Lawson is most well known for his work as Chief Engineer of Fairchild’s Video Game division, playing a vital role during the dawn of video game consoles. He’s an overview of his decorated career


News Jun 11, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Engineer Spotlight: Black Box VR’s Rich Reavis Talks Virtual Reality and Gamified Fitness

Engineer Spotlight: Black Box VR’s Rich Reavis Talks Virtual Reality and Gamified Fitness

With the SteamVR HDK and on-market headsets in tow, Black Box VR created their own unique resistance hardware to develop an intensive fitness routine that feels more like a world-saving mission.


News Jun 01, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
Two New SPI Analog Mux Switches from Analog Devices

Two New SPI Analog Mux Switches from Analog Devices

Analog Devices recently announced two new SPI-controlled analog mux switches: the ADGS1208, which has eight single channels, and the ADGS1209, which has four differential channels.


News May 25, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital temperature sensors.


News May 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: BB-8 by Sphero

Teardown Tuesday: BB-8 by Sphero

In this teardown, we dismantle a BB-8 droid (or, at least, an RC toy version) to see what's inside.


News May 15, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Cost-Saving Design Measures in an Android 6 Smartwatch

Teardown Tuesday: Cost-Saving Design Measures in an Android 6 Smartwatch

In this teardown, we rip in to a Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch, which also has a built-in camera, by Style Asia.


News May 08, 2018 by Nick Davis
Stanford Researchers Learn More about the Promise of Superconductors with Strontium Titanate

Stanford Researchers Learn More about the Promise of Superconductors with Strontium Titanate

Researchers at Stanford have recently discovered that strontium titanate, a non-metal, has superconductive properties.


News May 07, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Teardown Tuesday: Uniden CB Radio

Teardown Tuesday: Uniden CB Radio

In this teardown, we disassemble a CB radio, from Uniden, to see what interesting things we can find.


News May 01, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Battery Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Battery Charger

In this teardown, we open up a six-pack sequential battery-charging station, from Milwaukee.


News Apr 24, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.


News Apr 17, 2018 by Nick Davis
High Efficiencies at Light Loads: A Voltage Boost Converter from Texas Instruments

High Efficiencies at Light Loads: A Voltage Boost Converter from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments recently released their new voltage boost converter (step-up converter) that offers high efficiencies at light load conditions.


News Apr 12, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Immersion Cooker

Teardown Tuesday: Immersion Cooker

In this teardown, we open up an Immersion Cooker, from My Sous Vide.


News Apr 10, 2018 by Nick Davis