Scientists pushing the frontiers of soft robotics continue to find inspiration in the animal kingdom, with the latest examples that move like inchworms and earthworms deploying some novel sensor ...

Angular position sensors One method of determining angular rotational position is by using a sensor that uses the magnetoresistance effect. Certain materials change their resistance properties when ...

Here is a quick look at how contactless potentiometers work, where they are used, and why they are gaining ground.

Northeastern researchers Alan Papalia and David Rosen have developed an algorithm that improves the accuracy of a technology often used in underwater robotics—acoustic navigation, which uses ...

Robotics application to witness the highest CAGR in the position sensor market during 2019-2024 The robotics application is expected to exhibit the highest CAGR in the overall position sensor ...

Researchers have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port.

The inductive position sensor is a rapidly growing technology to measure position. Find out more about some of the most common misconceptions of inductive position sensors, along with how they ...