When it comes to machine learning (ML), sometimes every problem looks like it needs a neural net, when in fact it just needs some statistics. This is especially true when it comes to running algorithms on microcontrollers and for industrial use cases … [Read more...]
Forget sleep and wake; it’s time to embrace ambient mode
It's been almost a decade since Apple put a processor inside an iPhone designed to handle sensor data. The motion co-processor appeared on the iPhone 5s in 2013 and marked a subtle shift in how manufacturers thought about battery-powered devices. … [Read more...]
Want a connected home without a cloud? Get smarter sensors.
If we want to build a world that doesn't require an internet connection but can still make use of ubiquitous sensors, as Alasdair argues above, then we need smarter sensors. For an idea of what that might look like, I consulted with Pete Warden, an … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 15, 2022
Diligent Robotics raises $30M: Diligent Robotics, a company in Austin, Texas that is building the Moxi robot designed for hospitals, has raised more than $30 million in funding. I've loved this company and its robot for years, ever since I took a … [Read more...]
We’re making sensors smarter — and more complicated
During the pandemic, we’ve seen major sensor vendors add more intelligence to their sensors. In 2020 Sony launched a vision sensor that can perform people tracking or object detection locally, and last year Bosch announced its BHI260AP sensor, … [Read more...]