Robin Mitchell

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Robin Mitchell is an electronic engineer who has been involved in electronics since the age of 13. After completing a BEng at the University of Warwick, Robin moved into the field of online content creation, developing articles, news pieces, and projects aimed at professionals and makers alike. Currently, Robin runs a small electronics business, MitchElectronics, which produces educational kits and resources.

BBC COVID Proximity Devices Smoke – How social distancing devices don’t work

Recent reports of devices used by BBC staff smoking and being irritating only adds fuel to the fire that is social distance trackers. What are social distance trackers, what probab

09-06-2021

Nevada Resident Arrested Over Exporting Electronics – Watch what you ship!

Recently, a resident of Nevada State was arrested for illegally shipping restricted electronic devices to Iran via intermediaries in Honk Kong. Why are some components restricted f

08-06-2021

Researchers Develop New Magnetostrictive Material for Future Semiconductor Devices

Recently, researchers have been able to combine Iron and Gallium to create a new magnetostrictive material ideal for use in Magneto-Electric Spin-Orbit electronics. What are Magnet

Semiconductors | 07-06-2021

Royole Demonstrate Flexible micro-LED Display

Royole recently demonstrated a flexible display using micro-LEDs. What are micro-LEDs, what are the specifications of the demonstrated display, and could micro LEDs be the dominant

04-06-2021

Tesla's Testing LiDAR Despite Elon Musk Calling LiDAR a ‘Crutch’

Recently, a consultant in the automotive industry spotted a Tesla with a LiDAR system and was later confirmed that Tesla is working with Luminar. So what has Elon Musk said about L

03-06-2021

Huawei Release Their First RISC-V Development System – Hi3861

Recently, Huawei released their first RISC-V development system to help engineers use the HarmonyOS operating system targeted at IoT devices. So why is Huawei looking towards RISC-

RISC-V | 03-06-2021

TSMC and MIT Announce 1nm Technology Just After IBMs 2nm Device

Recently, a joint venture between TSMC, MIT, and NTU announced the development of 1nm features that help to solve the many challenges faced with nm devices. What are monolayer tran

02-06-2021

Employee Privacy – Sensors in the Office and an Automatic Mouse Mover

As employees make their way back into offices, some are concerned about introducing sensors and monitoring systems to track employee movements. Others have turned to ingenious ways

Privacy | 02-06-2021