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Robot Beehive Mover Robot Beehive Mover

Learn how a team of engineering students designed and built a robot beehive mover, complete with GPS, Bluetooth, and PCB design using OrCAD.

A Guide for the ESP32 Microcontroller Series A Guide for the ESP32 Microcontroller Series

Explore the vast ESP32 ecosystem with this overview, featuring detailed explanations of its architecture, communication interfaces, and development tools.

Image of DigiKey Partners with GroupGets to Help Startups GetMade DigiKey Partners with GroupGets to Help Startups GetMade

DigiKey is partnering with GroupGets to help startups GetMade! This partnership will help startups who have fallen short of a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Arduino PLC IDE Software Overview Arduino PLC IDE Software Overview

The Arduino PLC IDE is designed to simplify programming Arduino PLC boards, allowing users to create automation projects through a user-friendly interface.

Image of With One Stop, Designers Can Create the Future of Automation, Agriculture, and Transportation With One Stop, Designers Can Create the Future of Automation, Agriculture, and Transportation

The key components and solutions needed to create the future of automated manufacturing, agriculture, and electric vehicles are now in one location.

Image of Five Convenient Ways to Locate a Cross, Sub, or Replacement on Digi-Key's Website Five Convenient Ways to Locate a Cross, Sub, or Replacement on DigiKey's Website

Finding an equivalent to an obsolete part can be difficult. However, DigiKey’s website has tools to help find crosses to parts quickly and easily.

Image of Water Scarcity Problems Solved with Advanced Agricultural Irrigation Water Scarcity Problems Solved with Advanced Agricultural Irrigation Publish Date: 2023-03-23

Agricultural irrigation controls have become increasingly sophisticated. Many growers have replaced traditional systems with advanced components.

Image of How a Capacitor Packaging Technology Will Change the Future of Farming How a Capacitor Packaging Technology Will Change the Future of Farming

How Kemet is helping to fuel the future of farming.

Why Use Hydraulic and Pneumatic Actuators VS Electromechanical Actuators

Hydraulic and pneumatic actuators offer power and speed in repetitive use mechanisms. Each type offers distinct advantages and features.

2021 InnovateFPGA Contest: Creative Designers Show Us How to Tackle Sustainability Publish Date: 2021-12-16

Use the platform and projects from the InnovateFPGA Design Contest 2021-22 as inspiration for how to connect the edge toward a sustainable future.

Image of NeuronicWorks Inc.'s logo Q and A with NeuronicWorks Inc.

A brief discussion of Canada’s NeuronicWorks engineering house and the services that they offer.

Powering Your Remote Agriculture IoT Product

Tycon, with a full suite of ready to go solar panels and accessories, offers parts needed to plan, design and implement solar powered agricultural solutions.

Increase Agricultural Monitoring Range with LoRaWAN

LoRaWAN is a good solution for an agricultural IoT project wireless protocol since it is long range, low power, and can be set up very cost-effectively.

Grand Farm: Solving Growers’ Pain Points through Technology

From sustainable agriculture practices to grower profitability, the Grand Farm Initiative was created to solve the biggest problems facing agriculture.

Agriculture and IoT – How the Two Work Hand in Hand

A farmer 50 years ago would have never imagined that their tractor could drive itself or that they could monitor their livestock from their home.

Accelerating Grand Farm through World-Class Support

See how problems faced by farmers and growers - shrinking workforce, growing world population, and increased technology needs – can be resolved with Grand Farm.

Build an Expandable IoT Environmental Monitoring Solution with BeagleBone in 60 Minutes

In six easy steps, you can transform a BeagleBone board into an expandable environmental monitoring solution, easily adaptable to support multiple applications.

Use Inertial Measurement Units to Enable Precision Agriculture Publish Date: 2020-07-21

Use IMUs to improve precision in site-specific agriculture by supplementing satellite navigation information as well as filling in when signals are absent.