In robotics, movements must be precise and well-controlled. As robots are asked to do more as industry becomes more familiar with the technology, there will be an increasing need for high accuracy ...

Napoleon truly expressed the thought prior to his death in 1821, albeit in different words. The earliest record of the quote in English, published in 1836, read, "When the enemy is making a false ...

Arduino library for the KY-040 Encoder. This library allows the user to connect one or more encoders to any of the interrupt pins supported by your board. The user may then add rotaries that will each ...

Forward-looking: When AMD releases its Zen 6 processors, the company won't simply iterate on Zen 5 – it will introduce a fundamentally new CPU core architecture, shedding decades of legacy baggage ...

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...

Dear Eric: I have been married to a wonderful woman for many years. She is educated and has many years of practical experience. But if there is anything that makes me “bite the bullet” it’s her ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Knowing what to say is always beneficial when communicating with someone and helps make the interaction less awkward. Keep these phrases in the back of your mind for the next time you need to ...

If you’re the type of person who cares about conversational etiquette, the idea of interrupting someone might make you cringe. But sometimes, cutting in is necessary. However, you should only do it if ...

Interruptions are one of the most egregious communication violations—but not all stem from the same place. It’s possible someone’s cutting in because they’re neurodivergent, for example, and “have a ...

Have you ever been in a work meeting or social gathering where one person just won't stop talking? It's really frustrating, especially when you have something to say. As a global communication expert, ...