TDK Corp. has announced distribution availability of its second-generation InvenSense SmartSonic ICU-10201 ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor for IoT and robotics applications. With improved ...

Sonair has closed a new funding round, led by Skyfall Ventures, to“propel the robotics industry into a new era of sensing technology”. The investment introduces a completely new category of sensors ...

Xiaomi on Monday unveiled the CyberDog in India. The company claims that CyberDog can execute complex motions including back flips and is said to offer a moving speed of up to 3.2 metres per second.

Ultrasonics refers to signals that are above the human hearing span (>20 kHz), and usually in the 40- to 70-kHz range. These signals are used like radar—they’re radiated toward a target and reflected ...

Imagine walking in an area unknown to you — blindfolded. The chances that you are going to hit something are very high. And that’s exactly what robots would face if not equipped with sensors. Using ...

With the rise of collaborative machines where do you start when it comes to selecting sensors for cobots? By Markus Lorenz. Collaborative robots – 'cobots' have quickly become a familiar sight within ...