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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…
A futuristic personal flying vehicle we previously covered will soon be available for pre-ordering. The Volonaut Airbike, developed by Polish inventor Tomasz Patan, is a jet-powered hoverbike. It is designed for a single rider and is capable of going as fast as 200 km/h. However, this is limited to 102 km/h for compliance reasons.
A standout feature of the Airbike is its jet…
In partnership with Device Solutions, Iridium Communications has launched the Iridium Certus 9704 Development Kit. It’s a compact solution that is compatible with Arduino to bring satellite-based IoT to remote areas that lie beyond the reach of Wi-Fi, LoRa, or cellular networks.
The kit is built around the Iridium Certus 9704 satellite transceiver module. It supports two-way data…
YouTuber, Jack Of All Tech, in his new DIY project, combines a Raspberry Pi, ChatGPT, and Home Assistant to build a robot that almost feels human. It is voice-controlled and has an interface that's styled like a companion. With a dash of character, this build goes a level above a typical smart home setup.
The robot runs Home Assistant Supervised on Raspberry Pi OS Lite, giving it…
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…
To collaborate on key areas in semiconductor manufacturing and automotive electronics, Tata Electronics and Robert Bosch GmbH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under this strategic partnership between the two big players in the electronics sector, the companies plan to undertake joint efforts in chip packaging and manufacturing at Tata Electronics’ upcoming facilities in Assam…
KCMA32S is the latest high-performance wireless module from Quectel Wireless Solutions. Designed for applications in IoT spaces like smart lighting, building automation, and home networks, it is engineered to consume less power and allow multi-protocol communication. It supports Zigbee 3.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.3.
The module is powered by Silicon Labs’ EFR32MG21 SoC, which…
Vishay Intertechnology’s new VLMRGB6122 is a high-performance RGB LED designed for automotive lighting, full-color displays, and backlighting applications. It measures just 3.5 mm x 2.8 mm x 1.4 mm and comes in a PLCC-6 surface-mount package. Separate anode and cathode connections for the red, green, and blue chips allow colors to be controlled independently. Precise mixing across the full…
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…
