Electronics makers often build mobile apps to control electronic devices. These are typically WiFi or Bluetooth-connected devices controlled by a smartphone. Several software frameworks and tools support the development of native or cross-platform mobile apps for iOS and Android. Some popular frameworks include React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Swiftic, Ionic, Apache Cordova, Jquery Mobile, and Native…
MIT team designs ventilator alternative to help with COVID-19
Ventilators are playing a lead role in the combat against COVID-19. But hospitals across the world are facing an acute shortage of ventilators. So, an ad hoc team of MIT engineers and doctors have come together to develop an inexpensive alternative that would make a critical difference in most life-threatening situations. Alex Slocum Sr., a…
New “sensitized” skin gives robots a better sense of motion
A team of MIT researchers has reported success in using a soft robotic arm that “understands” its configuration in three-dimensional space. To do so, the robot leverages position and motion data from its own “sensorized” skin. Soft robots are recommended as more resilient, adaptable, safer, and bio-inspired alternatives to more conventional rigid robots. The soft…
MIT engineers develop process to make “stretchable” electronics
A team of MIT engineers recently developed a process that may become the key to stretchable electronics. They finally found a way to get over the rigidity of computer chips located in the core of all electronic devices. The aim is to make flexible, more multi-functional electronic devices. The new process is known as “remote…