A Raspberry Pi home automation project enables controlling lights, sensors, and smart devices via open-source software, turning any house into a smart home.

ADAR features a sensor that uses sound waves in air to give robots a precise, real-time 3D view of their surroundings, ...

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Taking care of your family and home can feel like a full-time job. The constant need to keep your house clean, comfortable, safe, and secure can be physically exhausting and even lead to mental ...

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To our eyes, they often are a blur. But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in a ...

Abstract: Proximity sensing is of great importance for robot control during human–robot collaboration (HRC). Commonly used machine vision sensors or photodetectors are subjected to the light block ...

Ready to turn your house into a smart home? Replacing your dumb bulbs with smart ones is perhaps the easiest way to start. Many smart bulbs can be screwed into existing light sockets, and they can be ...

Abstract: Hydrogel sensors have been a hot topic of research in recent years. The development of versatile hydrogel sensors has been an urgent problem. In this paper, an electrically conductive, ...