robotics

The finished project.

Robotic Candy Sorter

Introduction Many embedded systems leverage a hierarchical structure in their product architecture for a more robust and efficient product. The more complex the product becomes, it is more preferable to segment tasks according to the processing unit’s role to observe optimal tradeoffs in the system. For instance, it would be impractical for a single processing …

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AMBARELLA CV5 AI VISION SOC FOR LOW POWER COMPUTER VISION APPLICATIONS

AMBARELLA CV5 AI VISION SOC FOR LOW POWER COMPUTER VISION APPLICATIONS

Ambarella announced the CV5 AI Vision SoC for AI applications using its specialized computer vision technology. The AI Vision SoC features 8K video or 4K video processing along with video encoding/decoding, and CVflow computer vision processing in a single, low-power design. The SoC is fabricated using 5nm technology and allows the development of intelligent automotive camera systems, …

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Whistle Controlled Light Switch

Whistle Controlled Light Switch

Introduction For our final project, we built a whistle controlled light switch. We were motivated by the daily struggle of getting out of bed to turn on/off the light. You can attach our final product on any light switch that can be commonly found in U.S. households. Once a correct sequence of whistle frequencies is …

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Logical structure for the software implementation

EMG Robotic Hand

Introduction The goal of the project was to create a robotic hand that is controlled by sensing the muscular contractions in the arm of the user and to replicate the movements on the robotic hand. Electrodes will be placed on multiple areas on the arm of the user, and will sense the voltage differences of …

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NEW FLEXIBLE RECHARGEABLE SILVER OXIDE-ZINC BATTERY 10 TIMES STRONGER THAN LITHIUM BATTERIES

NEW FLEXIBLE RECHARGEABLE SILVER OXIDE-ZINC BATTERY 10 TIMES STRONGER THAN LITHIUM BATTERIES

A team of researchers made up from the University of California San Diego and California-based company ZPower have developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a 5 to 10 times greater energy density than standard batteries. A good characteristic of the battery is that it is easier to manufacture because most flexible batteries need to be manufactured in sterile conditions, under vacuum, …

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High level design

Pong Bot

Rationale The project’s focus is to accurately simulate the movement of a human arm on a small-sized robotic arm, such as aiming and throwing small objects, i.e. a ping pong ball. We use motion-controlled, 3-DoF robotic arm that takes the user’s throwing motion as a reference to its own throw. A robotic arm that mimics …

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MEET THE $199 CLUSTER KIT WITH SUPPORT FOR FOUR JETSON NANO OR NX MODULES

MEET THE $199 CLUSTER KIT WITH SUPPORT FOR FOUR JETSON NANO OR NX MODULES

The Jetson family of development kits and SOMs have proven to be pivotal in the realization of AI-based implementations across several applications from robotics to computer vision. They enable both hobbyists (via the kits) and professionals (via the SOMs) quickly prototype, develop, and deploy ML/AI algorithms and applications. Alone, the boards are quite powerful, but one common …

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E-CON SYSTEMS LAUNCHES 120 FPS FULL HD COLOR GLOBAL SHUTTER CAMERA MODULE

E-CON SYSTEMS LAUNCHES 120 FPS FULL HD COLOR GLOBAL SHUTTER CAMERA MODULE

Full HD @ 120 fps | Color Global Shutter|AR0234CS CMOS sensor| ON Semiconductor® | NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded camera solutions company, is expanding its wide portfolio of cameras by introducing a FHD color global shutter 4-lane MIPI camera module, e-CAM217_CUMI0234_MOD, designed to capture fast-moving objects with superior image quality and accuracy. …

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E-CON SYSTEMS LAUNCHES ULTRA-LOW LIGHT CAMERA BASED ON SONY STARVIS IMX327 SENSOR

E-CON SYSTEMS LAUNCHES ULTRA-LOW LIGHT CAMERA BASED ON SONY STARVIS IMX327 SENSOR

Ultra-lowlight | High sensitivity | Full HD @ 60fps| Sony STARVIS IMX327 | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded camera solutions company,  today announced the launch of its e-CAM220_CUMI327_MOD Full HD MIPI CSI-2 ultra-lowlight camera module and e-CAM22_CUXVR camera evaluation kit leveraging the powerful Image Signal Processor (ISP) of NVIDIA® Jetson™ edge AI platform. This …

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