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AI detects drunkenness using infrared images of human faces
The convolutional neural network reportedly evaluates thermal infrared images of human faces and determines with more than 90% accuracy if a subject is drunk.
Laundry-folding robot one step closer to reality
What enabled the robot to learn how to handle delicate layers of cloth was the thinness and flexibility of the ReSkin sensor, the researchers explained.
Burrowing robot takes inspiration from the Pacific mole crab
Mimicking how the Pacific mole crab buries itself in the sand, the researchers developed the digging robot dubbed EMBUR (EMerita BUrrowing Robot), which can self-burrow vertically.
Team laser prints circuitry on assorted objects
According to the team, the circuit could then be applied directly to smooth surfaces, such as those on a plastic soda bottle, for instance.
Underwater sensor may save drowning swimmers
Once developed, the sensor can reportedly be integrated into a smart device that wirelessly communicates with a smartphone app when a swimmer stops moving — a possible sign of drowning.
Watch this biomimetic robot hand grab stuff
To create the robotic hand — dubbed model number v15 — the Clone Robotics’ team used pneumatic artificial muscles.
Monitoring solutions for cutting machines
The solution to both productivity and quality can be found in real-time machine monitoring.
AI-guided laser beams aimed at cockroaches
The device features a Jetson Nano, an electronic device that runs machine-learning software; two cameras; a galvanometer, which is an instrument for detecting and measuring small electric currents; and a laser.
Back to the basics in rotating contact potentiometers
Rotary contact potentiometers are used to obtain adjustable supply voltage in frequency attenuation and volume control applications (or audio control devices).
The differences between capacitive and piezoresistive pressure sensors
Pressure sensors currently installed are based on MEMS technology and utilize piezoresistive or capacitive measurement principles.
Sensitive optical sensing tool for medical, industrial use
The design combines the advantages of the two types of interferometers currently available, making it both compact and highly sensitive.
Video: Fast testing smart sensor kits
The SCD40 and SCD41 CO2 sensor enables innovative applications to improve indoor air quality.
RADX has introduced its Trifecta-SSD-RM, removable M.2 NVMe SSD data storage modules for PXIe/CPCIe systems
RADX Technologies Inc. has announced the Trifecta-SSD-RM, a family of COTS, low-cost, high-performance, removable M.2 NVMe SSD data storage modules for PXIe/CPCIe systems.
World's most compact Ethernet/IP encoder
Encoders with the Ethernet/IP protocol are now available, including the most compact in the world.
Electro Standards Laboratories introduces its complex data stream monitoring tool
The M4349 uses 11 channels of 12 bit analog inputs that can be sampled up to 10,000 samples/second.
Cyborg insects one step closer to reality
The cyborg cockroaches are equipped with a tiny wireless control module powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell. Ultrathin electronics and flexible materials enable the cyborg cockroaches to move freely.
A sweet approach to wearable electrode design
The key to the highly conformable medical electrode design is the commercially available sugar cube.
Design principles and checklist for Hall effect sensors
Commutation sensor — Precision motor timing device to control electronic commutation.
LCD 2.0 — Azumo frontlight for reflective LCDs
Reflective liquid crystal displays (RLCDs) offer the benefits of traditional backlit LCDs while having the additional benefits of very low power and sunlight readability.
Robotics firm introduces its new robotic welding system
The new “FastARC” welding cobot features a Fanuc CRX-10iA/L 6-axis robot mounted on a mobile platform.