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Novel Pixy Vision Sensor Holds Promise for Robotics Applications

Pixy is a small camera about half the size of a business card that can detect objects that you "train" it to detect. Training is accomplished by holding the object in front of Pixy's lens and pressing a button. Pixy then finds objects with similar color signatures using a dedicated dual-core processor that can process images at 50 frames per second.

17 Aug 2013

User-Interactive Sensor Network Created on Flexible Plastic

A new milestone by engineers at UC Berkeley can help robots become more touchy-feely, literally.

22 Jul 2013

New ST Driver Architecture Simplifies MEMS Communication with Linux Systems

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, the world’s top MEMS manufacturer, and the leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer and portable applications1, has simplified the use of MEMS in a wider range of applications by releasing ready-to-use software drivers for communication with Linux systems.

From STMicroelectronics 3 May 2013

Microphone-based System Functions as Automatic Road Traffic Sensor

An EPFL doctoral student has designed a microphone-based system that functions as an automatic road traffic sensor. The technology can determine not just how much traffic there is, but also how fast vehicles are going and even their size. It has already sparked an interest in the Swiss towns of Sion and Martigny.

19 Jan 2013

OEM Automatic Inks Acquisition Deal for UK Sensor Company

OEM Internationals subsidiary in Great Britain, OEM Automatic Ltd, has today signed an agreement to acquire British Datasensor Uk Ltd with possession from 1st of December 2012.

1 Dec 2012

Sensorex's TX-3000 pH/mV Transmitter Monitors Changes in Process Fluids

Sensorex's TX-3000 pH/mV Transmitter monitors changes in process fluids, displaying pH or oxidation reduction potential (ORP, measured in mV), and temperature for more accurate control in water, chemical, electronics, food production, environmental and wastewater applications.

From Sensorex Corporation 1 Dec 2012