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Building a Humanoid Robot? Join DigiKey and Hirose for an Informational Webinar on Humanoid Robotics DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, is offering a free webinar with supplier Hirose about humanoid robotics on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. CST. The one-hour virtual event will cover design priorities, common pitfalls and connector solutions that are enabling the latest advancements in humanoid robotics. The global humanoid robot market is… |
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AAEON's COM-ARHC6: COM Express Type 6 Module for Edge AI Applications AAEON has released the COM-ARHC6, a COM Express Type 6 Computer-on-Module (COM). It features Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 processors, offering choices including Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 285H, Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H, and Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H. As these processors come with an integrated Intel® Arc™ GPU and an Intel® AI Boost NPU, the module is capable of reaching… |
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ESP32-Based AI Fridge Magnet Takes Your Handwritten Shopping List Maker Jack Of All Tech built a fridge magnet powered by AI that could read a handwritten note to update the shopping list on a smartphone. The idea was to have a device on his refrigerator that would let him write stuff, get it recognized using AI, and send that information to a phone using an API call. The maker sifted through various hardware options before finally settling on a 2.8”… |
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Renesas Announces Gen6 DDR5 RCD Hitting 9600 MT/s for Next-Gen Server RDIMMs Renesas has announced the RRG5006x, which is the industry’s first 6th-generation Registered Clock Driver (RCD) for DDR5 Registered Dual In-line Memory Modules (RDIMMs). It achieves 9600 Mega Transfers Per Second (MT/s), outperforming Renesas’ Gen5 RCD by 800 MT/s. The chip maintains backward compatibility with 5th-generation platforms. The RCDs support AI, HPC, and LLM workloads… |
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XPENG’s Next-Gen IRON Humanoid Needed to Prove It Wasn’t Human XPENG’s latest iteration of IRON was showcased at XPENG’s AI Day on the 5th of November 2025. It’s made quite an impression with its catwalk, impressing some viewers and causing suspicion among others. It reached a level of anthropomorphism where people were genuinely confused if it was an actual humanoid or if there was a human inside a synthetic outfit doing the walking. The online buzz was… |
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Indian Envoy and Intel CEO Explore Chip and AI Expansion Plans in India In a virtual meeting, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States, had a discussion with Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan about how the company intends to scale its presence in the Indian semiconductor and AI space. The meeting aligns very closely with India’s push towards domestic chip production and AI infrastructure through initiatives such as the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)… |
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DigiKey Grows Inventory with Over 31,000 New Stocking Parts in Q3 2025 DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, extensively expanded its in-stock products available for same-day shipment by adding more than 31,000 products in the third quarter of 2025. In total, over 585,000 new products were added to the DigiKey system, along with 87 new suppliers across its core business, Marketplace and Fulfilled by DigiKey… |
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Foxconn’s Rs 15,000 Crore Commitment in Tamil Nadu to Create 14,000 Jobs Foxconn has made an investment commitment of Rs 15,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, which is expected to create 14,000 high-value engineering jobs. The company’s plans include value-added manufacturing, AI-driven operations, and R&D integration. India’s first Foxconn Desk will be launched by the Guidance nodal agency, which will help facilitate the company’s domestic setup. This announcement comes… |
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DigiKey Now Offering Arduino UNO Q 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… |
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Arduino Launches Its First Ever SBC - The UNO Q Powered by Qualcomm 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… |
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Qualcomm to Unify Edge AI Stack with Arduino Acquisition Qualcomm has announced an acquisition agreement with Arduino to equip developers with edge capabilities, pending regulatory approval. This is not an isolated move, given the company’s acquisition of Foundries.io and Edge Impulse. It’s a consolidation of multiple developer platforms under a single ecosystem that combines AI model development, OS infrastructure, and now the hardware base. … |
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Open-Source ESP32 Hexapod Robot That Sees, Talks, and Fights Educational robotics company Hiwonder has released miniHexa, an AI hexapod robot based on an ESP32 with Arduino programming support. Its physical prowess comes from its 18 individual servo motors that enable realistic hexapod locomotion and complex maneuvers. It can strafe in any direction without needing to turn around through the use of inverse kinematics algorithms. The bot can be… |
