Abstract—(MEMS) Microelectromechanical systemsin consumer electronics are growing faster each year, with increasing demands from the mobile market, which is dominating the growth for this emerging ...

Adafruit has announced the availability of its new industrial quality 6 DoF IMU, accelerometer and gyroscope development board, which includes features such as tap detection, activity detection, ...

Presently, in order to get a detailed analysis of their walking gait, patients have to travel to a clinic where they walk on a pressure-sensitive mat. That could be about to change, though, thanks to ...

Outside of a gait laboratory, this investigation compared gait pattern differences between children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and their typically developing counterparts to gain more ...

An elastomeric insole equipped with sensors, accelerometer and gyroscope provides data that can help correct walking problems for people with artificial legs, hip replacements or broken legs. "We are ...

The same technology used in Nintendo's popular Wii video game console that lets you bowl strikes and hit tennis volleys like you're Venus Williams is also making its way into mobile handsets.

The age of sensors is upon us. These days, it's unusual to experience an electronic consumer product that doesn't use sensors to create new experiences for its users. As micro-electromechanical ...

The multitude of sensors found in devices like the iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch have made Apple the second-largest buyer of microelectromechanical sensors, with the company positioned to overtake ...