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Trending in 2022 and Beyond, Robots and Cobots Aplenty

On August 8, 2022 in All, General, Industrial, Robotics by Mouser Staff

How has the pandemic impacted the world of robotics and what major trends are we seeing as we emerge from it? With worker shortages abounding, will robots step in to fill the vacuum? What is a Cobot and how will they be deployed? And what about the rise of AI? And do we care as long as robots can make us good coffee?

Tagged With: ai, amr, autonomous maneuverable robots, cobots, robotic process automation, robots, rpa, software-defined x

Smart Grids Are Becoming Increasingly Important. Here's Why

On April 21, 2022 in All, Automation, General, IoT, Sensors by Mouser Staff

Talk of smart grids is everywhere and has been for a few years. But what exactly is a smart grid? What are the risks and what are the rewards? And why should engineers care?

Tagged With: electrical grids, smart grid, smart homes, smart phones, smart tvs

Harnessing LoRaWAN® Technology for Good

On October 6, 2021 in All, EIT 2021, General, IoT, Sensors by Mouser Staff

LoRaWAN supports the U.N.'s efforts to make cities safe, resilient, and sustainable by transmitting data from wireless air-quality sensor networks to the cloud. The data can be used to trigger measured and proactive interventions to reduce pollution and protect the health of the most vulnerable

Tagged With: air-quality sensors, cloud, connected city, internet of things, lora, lorawan, pm2.5, pollution control, smart city, wireless sensor networks

CES 2019: Defining a New Smarter Society For Us All

On January 11, 2019 in Automation, Automotive, IoT, Medical, Wireless by Mouser Staff

The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) brought together a mind-blowing myriad of different product innovations. With a projected 180,000 people and nearly 4,500 companies attending, there simply isn’t another tech-related event that competes with this in terms of either scale or diversity.

Tagged With: 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, AI, AI algorithm, AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, CES, Home automation, Human-machine interface

A Breakthrough for Increasing Organic Solar Cell Conductivity

On September 14, 2018 in All, Energy Harvesting, Lighting, Power by Mouser Staff

An accidental discovery at the University of Michigan has turned the sleepy world of organic solar cells upside down. It turns out that electrons can go farther in organic materials, making these materials a far more efficient conduit of electrical current.

Tagged With: Coaxed electrons, Fullerene, Net-Zero Energy Buildings, NZEB, Organic electronics, Organic solar cells, Photovoltaic systems, PV, Solar power

Your Wireless Choice: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Both?

On September 11, 2018 in All, Empowering Innovation, IoT, Low Power, Wireless by Mouser Staff

We expect devices to have wireless connectivity these days, but which standard offers the right set of trade-offs for your application? Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or both?

Tagged With: 802.11, BLE, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Internet of Things, IoT, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Celebrating the Engineer: Saving the Thai Soccer Team

On August 16, 2018 in All, Industrial, Low Power, RF, Wireless by Mouser Staff

Recently, we interviewed Uzi Hanuni, founder and CEO of Maxtech Networks, whose amazing radio communications equipment specially designed for challenging, emergency situations played a crucial role in the successful rescue of 12 boys and their coach from deep inside a cave in Thailand. Industry leaders from around the world say thank you to Uzi in this featured blog.

Tagged With: Maxtech Networks, Cellular mesh, Emergency response communications, Radio communication, Thai cave rescue, Uzi Hanuni

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!

On July 9, 2018 in All, General, Power, RF, STEAM, Student Central, Wireless by Mouser Staff

Nikola Tesla: Genius or charlatan? Maybe a little bit of both, but there is no disputing that Nikola Tesla, who would 162 years old on July 10th if he were alive today, had a flair for showmanship and a major impact on the advancement of applied electrical technologies. But what if Tesla were still alive today at a time when many of his inventions and ideas have been developed beyond even his wildest imagination? We decided to find out what electrical engineers thought....

Tagged With: Famous electrical engineers, Great inventors, Nikola Tesla, Nikola Tesla Birthday

Biodesign by Design: A Look at Soft Robotics

On July 2, 2018 in All, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Robotics, Sensors by Mouser Staff

Building machines that can replicate the delicate touch of a human hand is a complex undertaking. Soft robotics uses soft, compliant mechanisms and actuators, built using fluids and flexible materials to enable a wide range of motion, making them more suitable for things like exoskeletons or wearables.

Tagged With: Biodesign, Biomechanics, FEP, Molex, PFA, Robotic design, Service robots, Soft robotics, Temp-Flex Cables, Temp-Flex MediSpec Micro Coaxial Cables, Temp-Flex Micro Miniature Ribbon Cables

Introducing an MCU Guy to FPGA: Part 4

On February 5, 2018 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently, I was given a project that required transition from MCU to FPGA development. In this four-part blog series, I examine how I translated my existing knowledge and experience with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 4, I delve into the bridges that compose the FPGA fabric.

Tagged With: AXI Bridge, Bridge, Cyclone V, DE10 Nano, Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA, Hard Processor System, high throughput, HPS, I/O, input/output, Integrated Circuits, Intel®, Intel® PSG, low throughput, MCU, microcontroller unit, OpenCV, Soc, Terasic

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