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Securing Embedded Systems in Industrial Environments

On October 5, 2018 in All, Automation, Industrial, Robotics, Security by Jeremy Cook

As industrial machinery becomes more and more automated, engineers and IT personnel must take security into account. Engineers must also design hardware with security in mind, a task made easier with Maxim’s DeepCover Security Reference Design.

Almost Everyone Thinks LIDAR is the Technology Choice for Self-Driving Cars

On August 6, 2018 in All, Automotive, Sensors by Jeremy Cook

LIDAR has come to dominate the self-driving car sensor discussion with a wide range of supporters but with one very notable detractor.

Tagged With: Autonomous vehicles, LIDAR, Radar, Self-driving cars, Sensors

Track Your Kids Electronically on Your Next Summer Adventure

On July 13, 2018 in Summer Fun by Jeremy Cook

With ubiquitous cellular data connections and Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking, you can now use technology to help keep your kids safe on your next summer adventure—even if you’re not physically watching them every second.

Tagged With: Children, Global Positioning System, GPS, Kid geotracking, Smartphone, Summer safety

Flippy the Burger-Flipping Robot

On July 2, 2018 in All, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Robotics, Sensors by Jeremy Cook

While better wages and benefits are the normal way to recruit and retain employees, one innovative solution implemented in a Pasadena, California restaurant was to simply bolt the employee to the floor. Seriously. While this would get any human manager or restaurant owner in trouble with several organizations, the new burger-flipping robot—called “Flippy”—has solved retention and productivity issues.

Cobots: A Major “Motion” Feature of Star Wars

On May 18, 2018 in All, Automation, Connectors, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Robotics by Jeremy Cook

In Star Wars, aliens, spaceships, and planets change as the epic tale unfolds, but one aspect is constant: The collaborative robots, known as “droids,” who follow the heroes to the end of their journey.

Facebook Redefines Time as “Flicks.” Is the World Ready?

On March 22, 2018 in All, Computing, General, IoT by Jeremy Cook

Some might define “time” as the fourth dimension or, perhaps, as an arbitrary set of numbers that divides each of our days into 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, and 86,400 seconds. Periods of time smaller than the second are generally expressed as fractions of a second, but these small intervals create challenges when trying to sync virtual reality and gaming environments.

Tagged With: .beats, Facebook, Flick, Frame tick, Gaming, Time, Virtual reality, VR

Falcon Heavy Leaves Earth’s Orbit, Returns Rockets Intact

On March 7, 2018 in All, Empowering Innovation by Jeremy Cook

What sets SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch apart from missions that came before it? While thrusting a Tesla into space has captured media attention, the Falcon Heavy rocket accomplished something else: controlling the booster trajectory so well that the side boosters fell back to earth in a controlled manner and landed vertically on predesignated landing pads.

Tagged With: aerospace, booster landing, Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, rocket, SpaceX, Tesla

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