It is a running gag around here that whenever a project posts, someone will inevitably point out that it could have been done with a 555 timer IC. [Stephen Woodward] went the opposite way and built a ...

Schematic showing the materials used in the sensor and the sensing array on a robotic manipulator. Figure from Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors. Reproduced under a CC BY 4.0 licence ...

Keeping your camera's image sensor clean is the simplest way to remove annoying smudges and particles from your images — here's how to clean your camera sensor to get a crisp picture of the stars ...

Robots that work alongside humans need two different sensing abilities. They must detect people approaching from a distance to avoid collisions, and they must also sense extremely light touch when ...

Accuracy, bandwidth, speed, and other performance metrics for Allegro’s latest magnetic current-sensor IC. The importance of current sensing for demanding control loops that dominate EVs and ...

Since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued its 2023 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to develop performance requirements for a future mandatory advanced drunk and ...

An elephant can lift a log, swing sand onto its back, and still pick up a peanut without crushing it. That mix of strength and delicacy has always looked a little mysterious, especially because ...

A flexible electronic skin stacks carbon nanotube layers to sense touch position and pressure simultaneously, performing classification through its physical structure rather than external processors. ...

Researchers argue that the problem that has been lurking in the margins of many papers about touch sensors lies in the robotic skin itself. Researchers at Northwestern University and Israel's Tel Aviv ...

Researchers at China’s Tsinghua University’s Shenzhen International Graduate School have developed a next-generation tactile sensor called SuperTac. The project involved collaboration with multiple ...

LAS VEGAS — In the high-energy gaming halls of CES 2026, where the latest virtual reality headsets and haptic vests compete for attention, a quiet breakthrough from Scotland is promising to change how ...

Apple has historically resisted the idea of touchscreen MacBooks, arguing that laptop PCs with the feature are unwieldy and far from ergonomic. But recent reports suggest Apple has changed its tune, ...