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ATMEL microcontrollers

14/07/201230/01/2018
ATMEL microcontrollers (the corporation) In the Roboni-i review I mention the ATxMEGA128A1 processor implemented in this little robot toy.  Here is a little more information about ATMEL: ATMEL manuf... Read More
control • engineering • technology

Control and Instrument Engineering: what to expect

04/07/201230/01/2018
Ever wondered what keeps a plant like this running? Many engineering disciplines Engineering has SO MANY disciplines, and some are more commonly known than others.  In my experience, if you tell peop... Read More
Automation • communication • control • engineering • technology

Industrial Networks (field bus networks)

26/06/201230/01/2018
logos of industrial communication protocols
Industrial BUS networks (or fieldbus) Bus networks are used to connect field devices such as distributed I/O (input/output) stations or drives and other HMI’s (Human Machine Interface), which ar... Read More
electronics • technology

Robonica Roboni-i: inside out

21/06/201231/01/2018
robonica roboni-i robot
Roboni-i by Robonica: There are many reviews of this clever little robot (the Roboni-i), this post is more about the insides and how the robot is put together.  For example, the main processor is an ... Read More
engineering • technology

SKA: Square Kilometer Array

25/05/201204/02/2018
Square Kilometer Array Africa Logo
Scientists, Technicians and Engineers collaborate The announcement was made today that the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) project will be shared by South Africa and Australia with New Zealand.  This op... Read More
engineering • LEGO • technology

Robot Operating System/Willow Garage

23/05/201208/02/2018
robot operating system logo
What is the ‘Robot Operating System’ (ROS)? It was first developed by the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in support of the STAIR (Stanford AI Robot) project.  Since 2008, fur... Read More
electronics • technology

How to build a simple signal amplifier

06/05/201225/01/2018
LPMA LANGIS CINORTCELE
Ever needed to build an amp quickly? I first became interested in electronics because of the cool gadgets it could produce…and of course it had buttons. Always loved pushing buttons to figure ou... Read More
electronics

Mobile Processors

08/02/201205/02/2018
ARM powered logo
ARM Processors: Are being used as in mobile processors in most smart phones as the main CPU including Apple, HTC, Samsung and Nokia phones. Arm Holdings headquarters is based in Cambridge, UK and emp... Read More
education • engineering • LEGO • Robotics • science • technology

Robotics in South Africa

30/01/201205/02/2018
parabot by paramount group
There are many initiatives for robotics in South Africa Robotics Association of South Africa *Robotics SA: Run by Andre Hoffman and Mike Barker RobMech Conference *RobMech: the robotics/mechatronics ... Read More
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