Just about every “getting started with microcontrollers” kit, Arduino or otherwise, includes an ultrasonic distance sensor module. Given the power of microcontrollers these days, it was only a matter ...

Have you ever wondered how a robot navigates a cluttered room or how a drone maintains its altitude with pinpoint accuracy? The secret lies in the tools used to measure distance, an often-overlooked ...

Star Wars becomes more than a film franchise title as the British government moves to protect the country's satellites from laser attacks. The £500,000 (US$670,000) investment for new sensor systems ...

Every architect knows the struggle: One or two small errors in measurement snowball into chaos for the whole project. The budget rises. Safety suffers. Your timeline is now a mess and behind schedule.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. New addition advances depth-sensing technology for autonomous robots, AMR/AGV, industrial automation, medical devices ...

It delivers high performance and productivity even in complex and demanding applications, such as shiny metal and plastic parts and in poor lighting conditions, to reduce errors and minimise costly ...

Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its non-contact laser distance sensor portfolio with a low cost unit that is even more robust and compact than its predecessor measuring distances ...

Coherent Corp. has announced the expansion of its PowerMax sensor portfolio with the introduction of the PM15K+ high-power laser sensor and a backscatter shield for the PM10K+. The PM15K+ can measure ...

Credit: From Russian defense ministry video. Russia has conducted large-scale trials of new laser systems against UAVs, the country’s government reported June 13. The trials involved eight products ...

Micro-Epsilon has extended its non-contact laser distance sensor portfolio with a robust unit that can measure distances up to 60m with a resolution of 1mm and is repeatable to <3 mm. An IO-Link ...