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How to Learn ROS 2: A Practical Roadmap for Robotics Engineers ROS 2 has become one of the most important technologies for engineers interested in robotics. But beginners often struggle with the same questions: Should I learn ROS 1 first? Do I need a physical robot? Which programming language should I know? And is ROS actually used in production?We discussed these questions with Shubham Nandi, co-founder and Chief Research… |
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Bengaluru's Vimag Labs Secures Fifth Patent for Rare-Earth-Free EV Motor Vimag Labs, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup, secured its fifth Indian patent on July 8 for an electric motor that operates without rare-earth permanent magnets, according to multiple industry reports. The patent, titled "A Robust Rotating Transformer Excited Synchronous Motor and Its Control," covers the core architecture of the company's Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor (VMSM) platform,… |
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Bengaluru's QpiAI Open-Sources Its Quantum SDK QpiAI, described as a full-stack quantum computing company based in Bengaluru, India, has released the QpiAI Quantum SDK as open-source software, available at github.com/qpiai/quantum-sdk. The toolkit gives developers, researchers, and startups a way to build and run quantum algorithms and connect their workflows to QpiAI's 8-qubit and 25-qubit quantum computers through QpiAI-QCloud. The SDK… |
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bUniProbe, a Multi-Protocol Hardware Debugger with a Web Interface There's no shortage of tools to test and debug hardware, but not many feature interfaces for SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, GPIO, ADC, and DAC in one device. bUniProbe is one of the few, and its hardware side is just half the story. It hosts its own web interface over Wi-Fi, so anyone on the network can open a browser, connect, and start working. This means multiple users can work together without the… |
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Modular LEGO-Style Sim Racing Dash Box Built with ESP32-S3 Creator Xshift has designed a fully custom, modular sim racing dash box inspired by LEGO-style expandability. The idea is to create a button box where components like switches, encoders, and displays can be easily added or rearranged using magnetic mounts.. The enclosure was 3D printed and post-processed to achieve a clean finish, while the front panel was laser-cut from acrylic and… |
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Intelligent 3D Reconstruction Using Advanced Point Cloud Algorithms A YouTube channel named 9nl has developed an open-source project on GitHub that is gaining attention for its approach to 3D reconstruction using point cloud data. The system combines both hardware and software elements, where a compact embedded platform such as the Raspberry Pi can be used for capturing spatial data through connected sensors like cameras or LiDAR. This data, consisting of… |
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AI Kept a Tomato Plant Alive Without Human Support A developer named Martin Devido took a different approach and experimented with an idea in which an AI named Claude was given full responsibility to take care of a tomato plant without any human intervention or support. Ever thought it was possible? The results now give the answer as “Yes”, because the AI has taken care of the tomato plant for the past 38 days without any human support. … |
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NVIDIA Targets About 90% Reduction in Token Generation Costs With Rubin Platform At CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presented Rubin, the company’s first “extreme-codesigned” AI platform. The new platform should reduce token-generation costs by roughly 90% versus its previous platform. This Blackwell successor, now in production, is named after astronomer Vera Rubin. The platform includes Rubin GPUs capable of 50 petaflops of NVFP4 inference, Vera CPUs designed for… |
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DIY Smart Clock with Air Quality Monitoring, Alarm and Timer A tiny clock that integrates air quality monitoring, a timer, and an alarm sounds cool, right? Let's get into the article and know how it is built. It is a Cyber-style multifunction clock that can monitor air quality, show real-time data, run a timer, trigger alarms, and another cool feature is that it's a mini retro game. From a technical perspective, the system is built around an ESP32-C3… |
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A Robot That Picks Locks Using Physics, Not Sight 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… |
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Espressif Announces Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E Chips with 2.1 Gbps Capability A company known for its wireless communication chips, Espressif Systems, has made its official entry into the Wi-Fi 6E market as of July 4, 2025. The Wi-Fi 6E solutions will work together with Espressif's existing multi-core RISC-V technology. Wi-Fi 6E is an extension of the Wi-Fi 6 standard and includes access to the 6 GHz frequency band, which was previously unavailable for public use. The 6… |
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Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault to Power Connected Product Management From Chip to Cloud Nordic Semiconductor has acquired its longtime partner, Memfault Inc., a cloud platform company. This acquisition results in something that’s the first of its kind: a complete chip-to-cloud platform managing connected devices across their entire lifecycle. Nordic now offers hardware, software, and cloud services as one integrated solution. With this new platform, Nordic is shifting from… |
