Collaborative robots (cobots) are designed to work with humans and support flexible production in Industry 4.0 factories. Compared with traditional industrial robots, cobots are simpler, easier to set up, and don’t require safely isolated workspaces. Because they are designed to work with people, cobots are built differently than other industrial robots, including features like collision […]
April 19, 2024 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. recently introduced new blue and true green surface-mount LEDs in the ultra compact MiniLED package. Measuring 2.2 mm by 1.3 mm by 1.4 mm, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMB2332T1U2-08 and VLMTG2332ABCA-08 utilize the latest ultrabright InGaN chip technology to achieve typical luminous intensity of 440 mcd and 2300 mcd, respectively, which […]
April 19, 2024 — Marvell recently said it has won new business to help large U.S. cloud computing companies produce customized artificial intelligence chips, but pointed out that the profit margin of its customization unit is lower than other business lines. Marvell said it expects AI chip business sales to reach $2.5 billion by fiscal […]
April 19, 2024 — SK Hynix recently announced that it will work closely with TSMC on the production of next-generation HBM products and on strengthening advanced packaging technology that integrates HBM and logic layers. The two parties recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The company plans to cooperate with TSMC to develop HBM4, the […]
Deployment to outdoor environments. Credit: Ilija Radosavov A team of roboticists at the University of California, Berkeley, reports that it is possible to train robots to do relatively simple tasks by using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train them. In their study, published in the journal Science Robotics, the group trained a robot to walk in […]
Close-up photos of ReachBot. Credit: BDML Stanford University A team of roboticists and mechanical and aeronautical engineers at Stanford University has developed a spider-like robot for possible use in exploring caves or lava tubes on Mars. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes their reasons for developing the new robot, […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Two journalism trade organizations representing thousands of publishers this week called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, after the tech giant announced that it was pulling California news articles from its search platforms for some users. Google’s actions […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s a hidden scourge making homes more harmful to the climate and less comfortable: leaky heating and cooling systems. Plugging those leaks may be the dull stepchild of the energy transition, but that doesn’t make it any less important than installing dazzling solar arrays and getting millions of electric vehicles on […]
Len Crane – Senior Technologist – discusses power inductors and how predicting performance gets better with Coilcraft MAGPro tools. He covers, for example, making inductors smaller and more compatible with surrounding components, making solutions better and smaller. Thank you to Len for his time. Video: Priya Atwal, emap