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.

DARPA looking for wireless power transmission via lasers

Recently, DARPA announced its interest in wireless power transmission and has asked the industry for solutions. What advantages does wireless laser power transmission offer, why ma

25-10-2021

Google Maps to help reduce CO2 emissions with lowest carbon route

Recently, Google announced that its route-finding algorithm on Google Maps will also offer the lowest carbon footprint journey. Why is carbon reduction a difficult challenge to sol

19-10-2021

Intel announces Loihi 2 – A Neuromorphic Chip

Recently, Intel announced the development of its latest neuromorphic chip called Loihi2 and an open framework for developing solutions for it. What is neuromorphic computing, what

18-10-2021

Using AI & IoT technolgies to help sort recycling

Recently, two Austrian communities have teamed up to develop a solution to homeowners not properly sorting out their recycling. Why is self-sorting waste so essential to the enviro

IoT | 15-10-2021

Using AI & IoT technolgies to help sort recycling

Recently, two Austrian communities have teamed up to develop a solution to homeowners not properly sorting out their recycling. Why is self-sorting waste so essential to the enviro

Environment | 15-10-2021

Microsoft to make hardware more reliable in the face of right to repair

Recently, Microsoft announced that it will be looking to make its hardware more easily repairable. What benefits does Right to Repair offer, what did Microsoft say regarding their

13-10-2021

Facebook and WhatsApp – The problem with unified platforms

The recent outage in services from Facebook, including Messenger and WhatsApp, caused worldwide challenges in messaging others. Still, it demonstrates an excellent example of why t

12-10-2021

NIST develop method for detecting faulty transistors on silicon chips

Recently, NIST developed a new technique that allows them to determine faulty transistors that can also count the total number of defects. What challenges do large scale integrated

12-10-2021

Intel to use RISC-V in their Nios FPGA processor

Intel recently announced that it would be using RISC-V in its next generation of Nios V soft IP microcontrollers for FPGAs. Why is RISC-V being introduced by multiple vendors, what

RISC-V | 11-10-2021