[mircemk] shows how to create a simple non-contact proximity sensor using little more than an Arduino Nano board, and a convenient software library intended to measure the value of capacitors.

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We propose a method for simultaneous articulated robot posture estimation and environmental mapping by integrating data from proximity sensors distributed over the whole body. Our method extends the ...

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It was launched in Black, Silver, and White colours. Connectivity options on the Apple iPhone 5 include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v4.00, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in ...

Connectivity options on the BlackBerry Porsche Design P9983 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, NFC, FM radio, 3G, and 4G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope ...

Cree is aiming at horticulture lighting with a 660nm red led that is 6% more efficient than its XP-G3 Photo Red S Line devices. Called the XP-L Photo Red S Line, “this extra performance can be used to ...

Nobu Teranishi, Albert Theuwissen and Eric Fossum, who between them made key breakthroughs in the development of both CCD and CMOS sensors, have collaborated on an article for the open-access "Annual ...