Want to know what this thing is? Here’s a hint: it’s a miniature inchworm. And it’s quite possibly the fastest miniature inchworm robot in the world, even though it uses just one single motor.
via IEEE Spectrum
March 5, 2013
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Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Molex
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Kirk Ulery from Molex and Amelia Dalton explore the trends driving a need for external and internal data connections in automotive applications. They also investigate the benefits of the FAKRA Mini interconnect system and why the new locking and shielding mechanisms make this system rugged enough for the harshest automotive environments.