The HC-SR04 is a popular and affordable ultrasonic distance sensor module commonly used in robotics, automation, and other applications where distance measurement is required. It uses ultrasonic sound waves to measure distances by sending out a pulse and timing how long it takes for the pulse to bounce back after hitting an object. Key Features:… Continue reading HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor: Overview
Category: Industrial Automation
SCARA-Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm
The SCARA robot (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) was invented in 1978 by Professor Hiroshi Makino of Yamanashi University in Japan. The acronym SCARA stands for “Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm”. The SCARA robot was designed to be a more efficient and flexible alternative to traditional industrial robots. The SCARA robot’s design allows it to… Continue reading SCARA-Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm
ENIAC-The first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer.
ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was the first electronic general-purpose computer. It was built by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania between 1943 and 1945 and was funded by the United States Army. ENIAC was a massive machine, weighing 30 tons and occupying 1,800 square feet. It contained… Continue reading ENIAC-The first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer.