Motion Sensing
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FIFA World Cup 2026’s Trionda Ball Has a 500Hz Sensor Inside With the 2026 FIFA World Cup now under way across Canada, Mexico and the USA, adidas' official match ball, Trionda, is in use at all 104 matches of the tournament. Beyond the colour scheme tied to the three host nations, the ball's more interesting story for engineers is the sensor package built into it. Trionda uses the latest version of adidas' Connected Ball Technology, built around… |
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Open-Source Touch-Free 3D Gesture Sensor A YouTuber has shared a gesture sensor that detects hand movements using electric field sensing. Unlike optical or infrared sensors, this method works through non-metallic surfaces, enhancing usability in enclosed environments. The sensor is based on Microchip’s MGC3130, a 3D gesture recognition controller that enables swipe gestures, circular motions, and depth… |
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Low Power Accelerometer with Built-in Noise Filtering Function for Motion Sensing Applications Kionix, a ROHM Group Company, has introduced two new accelerometers namely KX132-1211 and KX134-1211. These accelerometers were designed especially for high accuracy, low power motion sensing applications in the industrial equipment and consumer wearable applications. KX132-1211 and KX134-1211 are 3axis accelerometers with Advance Data Path (ADP) technology that allows… |
