By textbook definition, Embedded Electronics can be defined as a system that “Integrates Hardware circuitry with software programming techniques to provide real-time solutions”. From age old pocket calculators to advanced automobile and security devices the applications of Embedded System continue to show a strong progress.
In this section we will discuss about the various embedded controllers and embedded development platforms including, but not limited to Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NodeMCU, ESP32, Microchip, AVR, ARM, MSP430, STM32, STM8S, Nuvoton etc. It also updates the readers with latest Embedded News and technology trends to help them plan and design their Embedded Projects with ease.
DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, announces the just-released Arduino ® UNO Q is available for preorder through the DigiKey website. The cutting-edge new generation of development boards combines a powerful microprocessor with graphic acceleration and a dedicated microcontroller for streamlined product development.
Whether you need a…
Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of Arduino marks a turning point in the maker and embedded space. As announced on October 7, 2025, Qualcomm will acquire Arduino while preserving its brand, tools, and commitment to open-source development. In parallel with the acquisition news, Arduino and Qualcomm jointly unveiled the Arduino UNO Q, a hybrid single-board system combining Linux-capable compute…
Traditional analog power supplies struggle to keep up with today’s performance and control accuracy requirements, which have gotten way stricter. Even though digital power supplies work better, they’re just too expensive and use too much power for smaller industrial applications. This makes their use limited. To counter this, ROHM has just announced a new reference design for power supply…
Indoor and outdoor air pollution significantly impacts human health, causing respiratory issues and reducing life expectancy. Personal air quality monitoring has become essential for protecting ourselves from harmful airborne contaminants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, and toxic gases. This DIY wearable air quality monitor pendant…
A Chinese DIY studio, tired of its messy workspace, decided to take smart cleaning to a whole new level. They went ahead and built 20 AI-powered trash bins that can detect, chase, and catch flying garbage, all while giving you lip if you miss. The team gave the trash bins cameras, embedded AI models to recognize thrown objects, and motors for movement.
When a piece of trash flies…
In an ambitious experiment, a creator built a robotic lockpicker that can identify internal lock pins without a camera. It relies on force sensing and Hooke’s Law. This improves on previous versions of the project that took a brute-force approach, which cost up to a week trying every possible pin combination.
The new version uses RC servo motors for quicker movement and mounts…
3D printing failures are a waste of time, material, and energy. PrintGuard by Oliver Bravery offers real-time 3D print failure detection using AI on edge devices that addresses this. It’s designed specifically for edge devices like personal computers or embedded systems, and uses a custom computer vision model to achieve live monitoring through camera feeds and detect failures as and when they…
AutoML for Embedded, developed by Analog Devices (ADI) and Antmicro, is available now to help developers easily build, optimize, and deploy AI models on constrained edge hardware. The tool is built into Visual Studio Code as a plugin. It’s part of the Kenning framework. Whether you're working with ADI’s MAX78002 or MAX32690 AI MCUs, or simulating your project using Renode and the Zephyr RTOS,…
Over the past year, Aaed Musa built a robot dog called CARA, short for "Capstans Are Really Awesome". The design does not involve gears or pulleys like traditional ones. CARA uses something called capstan drives that move joints using ropes wrapped around rotating drums. This system has numerous advantages, such as zero backlash, high torque transparency, low inertia, low noise, and low cost…
Creator, AstroSam, built a functional prototype of a brain-computer interface (BCI), called Mind Link. It reads brain signals from a simulated 32-electrode array and sends them to a computer to visualize right away and possibly process later. The build combines custom PCBs, firmware, and magnetic connectors. The project is open-source and documented from scratch.
The system consists of…
Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched a new group of microcontrollers (MCUs) named RA2T1, tailored for systems that control a single motor. The group is based on the Arm Cortex-M23 processor, running at 64 MHz, and is meant for devices like fans, power tools, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, printers, and hair dryers. They have a 3-channel sample and hold (S&H) function to measure…
Researchers, with support from The University of Queensland and other institutions, developed Zoborg, a living darkling beetle that was turned into a cyborg using an electronic wireless backpack mounted on its body. The backpack is tiny (15.8 mm x 5.8 mm, weighing 160 mg) and includes an ATtiny85V microcontroller and an infrared receiver. Electrodes are implanted in the elytra (hard covers on…
