Abstract: In a GPS-hindered indoor environment, precise positioning is a challenge for mobile robots that perform accurate operations. For instance, during ridge-raising operations in plant factories, ...

A new category of sensing technology transforms mobile robot vision from 2D to 3D, improves safety performance and provides 50-80% cost savings compared to traditional, LiDAR-based systems and sensor ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 24, 2025 at ...

A vibrating knife might sound like a recipe for disaster. But this futuristic blade quivers so quickly that its inventor claims you can't even feel or see the movements. Seattle Ultrasonics has ...

Abstract: This letter presents a real-time bed-exit alarm system using ultrasonic sensors, infrared (IR) sensors, and an accelerometer. The ultrasonic sensors detect the elderly in bed; the IR sensors ...

Amal A. Ashok is not from a traditional farming family. But he is a successful farmer who does not need soil. He believes in the proverb that if there is a will, there is a way. He learnt hydroponics, ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Thom Dunn Thom Dunn is a writer focusing on home heating and cooling. He once ...

A scientist who studies the microstructures of neurons, called microtubules, wants to expand research in treating dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, with short bouts of an extremely ...