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“Cobot” with Deep Learning and Gesture Recognition Hits Audi Production Floor

“Cobot” with Deep Learning and Gesture Recognition Hits Audi Production Floor

Audi has announced that a collaborative robot is working the floor in its industrial factory.


News Mar 29, 2017 by Kate Smith
Iorek: A Robot that Incorporates Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence into Object Interactions

Iorek: A Robot that Incorporates Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence into Object Interactions

The Humans to Robots Laboratory at Brown University are working on AI and algorithms to create a robot that can interact back with the user to identify and grasp objects.


News Mar 29, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Engineer Spotlight: The Pi Platter Team on Developing Raspberry Pi Zero Shields

Engineer Spotlight: The Pi Platter Team on Developing Raspberry Pi Zero Shields

All About Circuits spoke with Dan Julio and Mike Seiler about crowdfunding the Solar Pi Platter and how their involvement with makerspaces has helped them professionally.


News Mar 22, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
More Affordable LiDAR Sensors Open a Range of Possibilities When Combined with IoT Applications

More Affordable LiDAR Sensors Open a Range of Possibilities When Combined with IoT Applications

LiDAR is highly useful in a range of applications. While it has been primarily used in scientific and industrial settings, the increasing availability of off-the-shelf components is making it a highly valuable tool and sensor for IoT applications.


News Mar 20, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
BeagleBone Blue for Robotics Applications: The Latest BeagleBone Single Board Computer

BeagleBone Blue for Robotics Applications: The Latest BeagleBone Single Board Computer

The BeagleBone Blue is now available. You can learn more about this open source robotics computer and its BeagleBone predecessors here.


News Mar 17, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Simple Home Automation with a Remotely Accessed Raspberry Pi: An Investigation into Dataplicity

Simple Home Automation with a Remotely Accessed Raspberry Pi: An Investigation into Dataplicity

AAC writer Johnathan Powell investigated Dataplicity, a program that allows remote access to and control of Raspberry Pis. Here are his conclusions.


News Mar 16, 2017 by Johnathan Powell
Drones and LiDAR Combine to 3D Render Landscapes

Drones and LiDAR Combine to 3D Render Landscapes

Learn about how LiDAR-equipped drones are helping us preserve historic sites.


News Mar 08, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Engineer Spotlight: NXROBO’s Dr. Tin Lun Lam on the Complexities of Designing Home Robots

Engineer Spotlight: NXROBO’s Dr. Tin Lun Lam on the Complexities of Designing Home Robots

NXROBO's Tin Lun Lam shares insights on designing home robots.


News Mar 06, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
Open Source Solutions for Your Automotive Projects and Prototypes

Open Source Solutions for Your Automotive Projects and Prototypes

Welcome to the rapidly evolving open-source automotives trend.


News Mar 05, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung's troubles over the last year have shined a critical light on power systems and on lithium-ion batteries.


News Feb 23, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

2016 brought some interesting additions for Raspberry Pi Zero that can be incorporated into home automation and IoT prototyping.


News Feb 08, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created an algorithm which significantly improves predictive ability.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.


News Jan 24, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

This 3D-printed drone features built-in printed electronics.


News Jan 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.


News Jan 19, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?


News Jan 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

What's the US Army using bacteria for in their electronics R&D?


News Jan 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
3D Printing and Printable Electronics Combine to Change the Way We Manufacture Electronics

3D Printing and Printable Electronics Combine to Change the Way We Manufacture Electronics

Pulse Electronics have developed a printer that can print conductors and circuits directly onto 3D surfaces.


News Dec 10, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Gold-Coated DNA Nanowires Could Power Genetic Computing

Gold-Coated DNA Nanowires Could Power Genetic Computing

A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.


News Dec 01, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.


News Nov 26, 2016 by Robin Mitchell