For those new to fields like robotics or aerospace, it can seem at first glance that a problem like moving a robot arm or flying an RC airplane might be simple problems to solve. It turns out, however ...

As I mentioned in my recent review for the Vita game Dokuro, I’m not an exceptionally talented puzzle gamer, but I’m still intrigued by and regularly drawn into the genre. As a pretty and unique ...

When a hazardous materials (hazmat) response team arrives on the scene of an accident, there are many unknowns. Whether the potential hazard originates from an overturned semi-truck on the side of a ...

The USB Implementers’ Forum doesn’t make things easy for anyone building a product with a USB port. To sell anything with USB and have it work like USB should, you need to buy a USB Vendor ID, a $5000 ...

Machines and processes are controlled using many strategies, from simple ladder logic to custom algorithms for specialized process control, but proportional-integral-derivative (PID) is the most ...