[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.

Abstract: This article presents a capacitive sensor useful for measuring pressure in the range 0–2460 Pa. The transduction mechanism is capacitance variation caused by changes in the force exerted on ...

State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, UESTC, Chengdu, 611731, People’s Republic of China ...

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 ...

It sports a simple curved-edge design and has a 2.8-inch full touch screen, with capacitive Menu and Back buttons on either side of a physical ... Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Pocket ...

All players at Freestyle Tour will have heart-rate sensors to monitor their cardiac activity while competing. The players’ heart rates are not displayed the whole time of the match on screen, but ...

Want your next Windows laptop to feature a number pad? Here's the best you can buy right now. Laptops come in all shapes and sizes these days, which means not every laptop you come across will ...

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The Shure MV6 USB Gaming Microphone manages to pull off a very impressive party trick. We're massive fans of the podcast-friendly Shure MV7+, but here Shure has managed to shrink down some ...