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Industrial-Grade Quadruped Robot Built for Deployment Unitree's A2: An Industrial-Grade Robot Designed for Real-World Deployment

Unitree Robotics has introduced the A2. It’s an actual industrial-grade quadruped robot that can carry heavy loads and work in various scenarios. The robot has a dual battery system, and the hot-swappable design allows the swapping of batteries without having to turn it off. While the battery is installed, the robot weighs 37kg and can walk for 3 hours (12.5km) carrying 25kg of load. Without…

Espressif EchoEar Enables Voice-Controlled AI Development EchoEar by Espressif: An Open-Source AI Kit for Voice and Smart Home Control

Espressif has launched a new kit called EchoEar, a smart AI development kit. The demo application acts as a voice assistant. It listens to what you say, understands it, and responds naturally. It shows that it can go beyond talking like a human; it can even sing. The built-in conversational AI allows it to mimic human-like flaws and fillers like “like” and “you know”. 

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Fusion Chime Vision, A Smart Doorbell System Fusion Chime Vision, A ESP32-Based Smart Doorbell System for Modern Smart Homes

Fusion Chime Vision is an advanced open-source doorbell system built around the ESP32 microcontroller platform. It replaces a conventional chime with an interactive device that displays custom messages or images on its built-in screen and captures photo and audio clips when motion is detected. With real-time video streaming and two-way audio communication, it…

Amazing Robots from Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 CES 2025: A Complete Roundup of All Things Robotics

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 held from January 7-10 at Las Vegas introduced a variety of impressive robots unveiled by both startups and well-established companies. These robots cater to different needs ranging from human-like companions and pet-like assistants to smart home assistants and industrial robots. The showcase also included robots designed for…

Why are OTA Updates Mandatory for IoT, 5G Devices What is OTA Podium and How is it Improving IoT Security and Deployment

During the initial phase, the Internet of Things (IoT) was not that charismatic and modernized because, during that time when a remote device required firmware update, there were numerous technological disruptions, performance impact, and compute or reckon with downtime. Apart from this, a diminutive alteration required human involvement and in the majority of cases, on-site…

Program Arduino Wirelessly over Bluetooth How to Program Arduino Wirelessly over Bluetooth

Arduino Uno, the most popular microcontroller among electronics hobbyists and students and its pretty easy to get started with embedded systems using Arduino But one drawback of Arduino is that it needs to be connected to the computer using USB cable to upload the code as it has done have any onboard support for wireless communication. And sometimes, it is very difficult to…

Programming ESP32 Over-the-air (OTA) using Arduino IDE Programming ESP32 Over-the-air (OTA) using Arduino IDE

OTA (Over the Air) Programming is a feature of any WiFi-enabled microcontroller like ESP32 and ESP8266 that allows these devices to upgrade their firmware or software wirelessly without any physical access. This feature can be used to reprogram the devices that are fixed on a roof or any other place where connecting cable is difficult. Using OTA, you can send an update to…

Programming NodeMCU ESP8266 Over-the-Air (OTA) using Arduino IDE Programming NodeMCU ESP8266 Over-the-Air (OTA) using Arduino IDEWhat is OTA Programming?

OTA Programming (Over the Air) is a process which allows devices to upgrade their firmware or software wirelessly without any physical access. It uses wireless technology like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS or 4G/3G rather than wired serial communication. OTA is used to reprogram the devices like microcontrollers, cellphones, computers, set-top box etc. OTA…