Design and Development

Design and Development

Feature Articles

CoroWare Expands Business in Asia With New Distributor

Developer of CoroBot and Explorer robotic platforms expands into the Asia-Pacific region with partnership with Malaysian distributer.

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Hokuyo URG LIDAR Drivers Integrated into National Instruments LabVIEW Robotics Software

NI’s newly released LabVIEW Robotics 2009 software, used to design and prototype sophisticated robotics control systems, now includes drivers for Hokuyo’s URG family of compact laser range finders.

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Opinions

Performance Motion Devices’ Enhances Their Motion Control Cards

User accessible on-board non-volatile memory (NVRAM) and the IM600 Interconnect Module, which that simplifies the process of connecting various motion peripherals, are the newest additions to PMD’s Prodigy Motion Control Cards.

Vendor Spotlight

STMicroelectronics Combines Linear and Angular Motion Sensing in a Single Device

By integrating a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 2-axis analog gyroscope in a single module, the new device improves performance, boosts reliability, reduces size and shrinks cost, for multiple applications in remote controllers, personal navigation systems and other portable devices.