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  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 9d: IIoT supply chain and Certificates - Subcontractor Generates a Thing Certificate for Your Device

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    For context, check the intro post. Summary: How to use Signed Certificates in an IoT supply chain. Without giving away your private keys to your subcontractor.At the end of this post, you completed 90% of the end-to-end process.You, as subcontra...
    • 13 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 9c: IIoT supply chain and Certificates - Create an Intermediate CA Certificate for your Subcontractor

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    For context, check the intro post. Summary: How to use Signed Certificates in an IoT supply chain. Without giving away your private keys to your subcontractor.At the end of this post, you completed 60% of the end-to-end process.You will generate...
    • 13 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 9b: IIoT supply chain and Certificates - Create Ca Root certificate, Load to IoTConnect Cloud and Validate

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    For context, check the intro post. Summary: How to use Signed Certificates in an IoT supply chain. Without giving away your private keys to your subcontractor.At the end of this post, you completed 33% of the end-to-end process.The IoTConnect.io...
    • 11 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 9a: Outsource Certificate Signing in IIoT Supply Chain

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: How to use Signed Certificates in an IoT suppl...
    • 11 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 8b: safer connect with CA certificates

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: authentication with a CA generated certificate...
    • 10 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 8a: safer connect with Self Signed Certificates

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: authentication with a Self Signed Certificate....
    • 9 Apr 2021
  • Genesis flew 3,281 drones in China, earning a Guinness World Record

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Genesis’ logo was unveiled in an aerial light show by 3,281 drones. (Image Credit: Genesis) On March 29th, Genesis announced its entry into China’s automotive market and broke a Guinness World Record in the process. The South Korean company made...
    • 6 Apr 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 7: messages and commands from the cloud

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: Messages and commands from the cloud to the T...
    • 31 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io (with Node-RED) - part 6: rules and alerts

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post, no Node-RED. I'm testing rules and alerts. Se...
    • 24 Mar 2021
  • Researchers create a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism

    Catwell
    Catwell
    An exploded view of the Antikythera mechanism. (Image Credit: Tony Freeth/UCL) Researchers at University College London (UCL) have created a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000year-old ancient Greek astronomical calculator....
    • 23 Mar 2021
  • Researchers develop food-foraging swarm robots

    Catwell
    Catwell
    These robots are programmed to search for food similarly to bacteria. (Image Credit: L. Liu/Chongqing University)  Researchers at Chongqing University in China have designed an analog experiment for bio-inspired robots, allowing them to explore ...
    • 22 Mar 2021
  • Scientists in Tokyo developed a human-like robot with artificial muscles

    Catwell
    Catwell
    This robot can move around like a human and even eat a Cheeto. (Image Credit: Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory)  Developing human-like robots is not an easy feat. For starters, they would need to be designed exactly like a human body, which has...
    • 17 Mar 2021
  • Star Wars Fan Builds Full-Sized Replica of The Mandalorian's Razor Crest Ship

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The ship is made of wood and other materials and took just over a year to build with partial funding from other Star Wars fans. (Image credit: Ayaal Fedorov via Instagram)  It's art, it's packed with electronics, it's cool. If I only had more ti...
    • 15 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 5: online dashboard

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: the dashboard (live link). In the previo...
    • 12 Mar 2021
  • German researchers develop an under-water robot to prevent drownings

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The 80-kg dummy stay secured in the bot while it was being lifted to the surface. (Image Credit: S.Thomas (Wasserwacht Halle) Many of Germany’s swimming pools have shut down due to the shortage of lifeguards. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute f...
    • 10 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 4: set up Node-RED and first exchange

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: install the palette and test!. Install t...
    • 9 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 3: set up the thing and its interface in the cloud

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: set up the device, rules, capabilities and se...
    • 7 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 2: create an account and log on to the portal

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: create an evaluation account. Sign Up wi...
    • 7 Mar 2021
  • Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 1: overview and goal

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard*. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: what do I want to achieve, and what will I ne...
    • 6 Mar 2021
  • MIT researchers develop insect-like drones that can withstand bumps

    Catwell
    Catwell
    These tiny drones are made of soft actuators, making them resilient. They can artificially pollinate crops or complete a search-and-rescue mission. (Image Credit: MIT) Flying insects have proven to be incredibly acrobatic and resilient to our de...
    • 5 Mar 2021
  • Smart materials could be used for tiny robots and color-switching clothes

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Image showing concrete repairing itself. The left side was photographed when it cracked, and the right side shows the repair after 28 days. (Image Credit: Kanellopoulos et al.) In the future, tiny smart materials could repair cracks in concrete brid...
    • 1 Mar 2021
  • Dubai’s RoboCafé is staffed by robots

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Dubai’s RoboCafé uses robots to serve customers.  (Image Credit: RoboCafé) Guess I had the right idea with my drink mixing robot, the Drinkmotizer.  Dubai’s RoboCafé is helping humans minimize contact during the pandemic. The RoboCafé,...
    • 25 Feb 2021
  • Nanoracks signs deal with UAE to build greenhouses in the Earth’s orbit

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Nanoracks has recently signed a deal with the UAE to open a space farming research centre. The plan is to grow extremely resilient crops that could thrive in harsh environments on Earth. (Image Credit: Nanoracks) It’s like something out of the s...
    • 23 Feb 2021
  • [update] Perseverance rover landing on Mars today, Feb 18, at 3:55pm! Mars Helicopter going to work? Watch it here...

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Perseverance is set to land in the Martian Jezero Crater today (Feb 18). Expected around 3:55 pm EST. SUCCESS! It landed with no issues at all! The streams below will let you watch the landing as mission control saw it.First pictures are out. La...
    • 18 Feb 2021
  • Robot Uses Real Venus Flytrap to Grip Delicate Objects

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The robotic Venus flytrap grasped a slowly-moving 1-gram weight. (Image Credit: W. Li et al./Nature Electronics 2021) Plants are now serving a purpose in the robotic world. Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have developed a robot g...
    • 12 Feb 2021
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