Raspberry Pi Brings Old Suitcase Computer Back to Life

Retrocomputing - restore an old style “suitcase” computer using a Raspberry Pi.

MIT Student Wants to Improve How Robots Interact with the World

Maria Bauza, an MIT student, wants to improve machine learning technology in autonomous robots. One idea she has is to add some tactile sensing.

4 Fun (and Educational!) Ideas to Keep Your STEM Kid Busy this Summer

You want your kids to have fun this summer, but you still want to keep that educational train rolling. Wired Magazine has a few ideas to help.

Wearables Step Up for Heart Health

As medical technology advances, we find new ways to treat those suffering from, and born with, heart disease—which is where wearable electronics come in.

4 Lessons to Get You Started with the micro:bit

Simon Monk from Adafruit offers 4 lessons to get you started with the micro:bit.

AI Learns How to Act Like a Dog

An interesting collaboration between the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for AI results in a project that aims to get AI to simulate a dog.

Prosthesis Nerf Blaster is Just Plain Awesome

Nicholas Huchet’s friends were afraid he wasn’t getting a fair shake in their Nerf battles due to missing a hand so they created a bionic Nerf blaster to help even the score.

If You Can’t Use Your “Good Hand”, Tech Can Help

Losing the use of your hand can be a real challenge, luckily technology is available to help.

Star Trek-like Biosensors Are One Step Closer to Reality

We are now one-step closer to Star Trek-like biosensor devices capable of flagging the barest presence in blood of a specific virus or antibody, a protein marker for a specific cancer; or sniffing out airborne chemical warfare agents while they are still far below toxic levels.

Your Amazon Delivery May One Day Understand You

Amazon was granted a patent in March 2018 that will allow their delivery drones to recognize human movement and speech, which means that rather than having to contact Amazon directly to report customer service issues, people will be able to communicate directly with their delivery drone.

These Soft Robots Will Respond to the World Around Them

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a way to embed sensors into soft robotics. With these sensors, the robots will be able to sense (and respond) to what is going on in the world around them.

FIFA Plans to Score with Wearable Tech

FIFA has talked about the possibilities, and benefits, of wearable tech in the past and it looks like this upcoming season may see wearable tech implemented in the form of GPS trackers.

Cute Little Robot Helps Children Argue Better

Keepon, a cute little social robot, is being tested by researchers to see if social robots in general could be used as a way to teach children conflict resolution.

A DIY Raspberry Pi Project for Pure-Blood Wizards!

If you love the magical world of Harry Potter (who doesn’t?) then you are going to love this moving portrait project!

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – Renesas

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – TRINAMIC

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – FTDI

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – NXP Semiconductors

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – Sierra Wireless

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.

Embedded World 2018 Featured Suppliers – Texas Instruments

Randall Restle, our VP of Applications Engineering, talks about some of the newest embedded technology that several of our suppliers are unveiling at Embedded World.