Accelerometers are essential in robotic applications because they can be used to determine the location and orientation of various joints and end effectors. Therefore, an MPU6050 accelerometer, that ...

Instructables user benhur.goncalves has published a new project that provides details on how to create your very own DIY Arduino watch that is equipped with a number of useful features that include ...

Last fall, I grabbed a robot arm from Robot Geeks when they were on sale at Thanksgiving. The arm uses servos to rotate the base and move the joints and gripper. These work well enough but I found one ...

A question: if you’re controlling the classic video game Street Fighter with gestures, aren’t you just, you know, street fighting? That’s a question [Charlie Gerard] is going to have to tackle should ...

Reasonably priced add-on sensor modules are now widely available, and you can rig up your own fascinating hobby projects using these pre-assembled modules by linking them to suitable microcontrollers.

When using sensors, it is essential to validate that the values outputted are as expected. For example, if the output of an accelerometer drifts over time, then we will not be able to accurately model ...

How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...