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Panasonic has a variety of wearables in the works — wearable robots that is. The company recently released a video featuring its assist robots, which were developed to help factory workers and the elderly. The company has applied its …

Meet beloved Lego hobbyist and DIY-er, Jason Allemann. His Lego projects range from Lego clockwork hearts, to children on seesaws, to cookie-icing machines. Now, in honor of Easter, Allemann is bringing us a robotic egg decorator…

There's a new kind of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) out there now, only this one hides out under the water's surface and only launches into the air when it's needed. The Corrosion Resistant Aerial Covert Unmanned Nautical System — or…

Your Domino's Pizza delivery guy may look a little different in the near future — more like non-existent. Domino's  Australia has just unveiled the newest member of its team, an autonomous delivery vehicle named DRU (Domino's…

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2873, an RS485/RS232 multiprotocol transceiver in a small 20mm² package. The LTC2873 integrates all the functions necessary to provide the most compact multiprotocol IC available today.…

Mouser Electronics Inc is now stocking the LMX2592 wideband frequency synthesizer from Texas Instruments (TI). The LMX2592 is the industry's highest-performance phase-locked loop (PLL) with integrated voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs).…

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc introduced a new 50 A, 1200 V phase control thyristor in the new long leads TO-247 package. For power switching applications, the Vishay Semiconductors VS-50TPS12L-M3 provides a new medium-power option in the…

Milpower Source Inc signed a long term agreement with Northrop Grumman to provide power supplies for the APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR). Milpower Source, Inc. implemented innovative technology providing low noise, low weight, and…

Pixus Technologies has made several upgrades to its latest generation of AdvancedTCA (ATCA) enclosure system. The changes include new 40GbE backplane, shelf manager, and Power Entry Module (PEM) options. The Pixus PXS13X0 series…

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4371, a rugged ideal diode-OR controller for dual feed high power telecom and datacom boards. The LTC4371 provides seamless handoff between redundant power supplies, replacing power Schottky…