Robotics for You and Me

Element14 Raises the Robot Bar

by Amelia Dalton

You scream, I scream, we all scream for…ROBOTS! In this week’s Fish Fry, we take a closer look at the GertBOT, a new robotics add-on board for Raspberry Pi recently released by Element 14. I’ve got Sagar Jethani with me to tell you about the powerful capabilities of this new expansion board. Sagar and I also explore the correlation between guitar playing and engineering, and why Eddie Van Halen is called “the Edison of guitar players.” Then, in keeping with our spirit of innovation and musical invention, I explore a new Etsy product that hopes to usher in a new generation of mixtapes.

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Links for April 17, 2015

More information about the GertBOT Robotics Board

Eddie Van Halen Smithsonian talk (full Interview)

More information about the USB-MixTape

Microchip Unveils First 3 nm PCIe® Gen 6 Switch to Power Modern AI Infrastructure

Sponsored by Microchip

AI systems are starving for bandwidth. Microchip’s 3 nm Switchtec™ Gen 6 PCIe® switches deliver up to 160 lanes, lower power, and CNSA-compliant security—built for the future of AI and cloud infrastructure.

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Simplifying Position Control with Advanced Stepper Motor Driver

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jiri Keprda from STMicroelectronics and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of the powerSTEP01 is a system-in-package from STMicroelectronics. They also examine how this solution can streamline overall position control architecture, the high level commands included in this solution and the variety of advanced diagnostics included in the powerSTEP01 system-in-package.

Click here for more information about the STMicroelectronics powerSTEP01 Controller

Jan 21, 2025

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Robotics for You and Me

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