“We must understand what infrastructure is needed to support 1 billion parcels a day.” – Jack Ma, Alibaba Executive Chairman
Late in May, Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly announced G Plus, the world’s first unmanned logistics vehicle to … Read More → "MEMS Lidar for Driverless Vehicles Takes Another Big Step"
“Roses are red / Violets are blue / I’m schizophrenic / And so am I” – Oscar Levant
Two heads are better than one, and everyone’s stuck their head into the multicore business. Even little $1 microcontrollers have dual processor cores now, including those from MCU titan Microchip.
Just this week, Microchip announced two new (and unrelated) devices, both of which can claim a small first in … Read More → "Microchip Makes Two Small Firsts"
“I’m completely operational and all my circuits are functioning normally.” — Hal 9000, “2001, A Space Odyssey”
We now have more information about the fatal crash of a self-driving Tesla Model X P100D electric vehicle in Mountain View, California last March, thanks to a Read More → "Maybe You Can’t Drive My Car (Yet) Part 2"
Those of you with kids, or those of you who were kids in the ‘60s with access to Disney movies, may recall the classic 101 Dalmatians. It’s a story about puppies stolen in the interest of a puppy-fur garment. Rough stuff, actually… Specifically, when the puppies are taken, the puppy’s parents engage a communication mechanism … Read More → "Which Wireless Mesh Performs Best?"
What’s this FPGA doing in my new Arduino Vidor? I think it’s the backstroke, sir. – Classic British Humor (paraphrased)
Among several new development boards announced by Arduino.cc just before the opening of the Bay Area Maker Faire in May, the … Read More → "Arduino Swallows the Blue Pill"
“Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.” – Malcolm Forbes
Japanese-owned Arm is celebrating the start of summer with three new ’76-themed IP cores: Cortex-A76, Mali-G76, and Mali-V76. It’s almost like they’re declaring independence from the competition.
You know the drill. New Arm cores are faster, more power-efficient, and occasionally even smaller than their predecessors. That’s mostly true in this case … Read More → "Arm Unwraps Three New CPU/GPU Designs"
