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Today we expect connected, intelligent devices and turnkey systems in every aspect of our lives. Whether you’re developing a smart-home appliance or a system to control all the functions of an entire building, explore our resources to stay up to date with automation trends and technology.
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Navigating the Future: How Avnet is addressing challenges in AMR Design
By Jamie Pederson   -   April 16, 2024
Autonomous Mobile Robots are performing tasks that are too dangerous, tedious, or costly for humans. Designing AMRs involves many technical and business challenges. This article covers these challenges and how Avnet will help you overcome them.
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What does the future of automotive technology look like?
By Jamie Pederson   -   May 9, 2022
The automotive industry is becoming more technologically advanced at a fast pace from comfort and infotainment to advanced safety systems. This article explores the trends as vehicles become data centers on wheels.
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Smarter lighting makes for healthier people
March 23, 2022
Lighting can have an important effect on our well-being and effectiveness. In fact, lighting matters so much that UNESCO designated May 16 as the annual International Day of Light to recognize its role in healthy living.
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Putting the smarts into building automation
March 21, 2022
Smart building automation can augment the capabilities of today’s building management systems and create new data flows that reveal insights about how a building is functioning and used. It can also enable new revenue streams for building managers.
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Six cool new autonomous technologies
By Cameron Coward   -   January 31, 2022
From planes, trains, and automobiles to farm equipment and Martian rovers, engineers are extending the capabilities of autonomous technologies to achieve simple productivity improvements and a better understanding of big issues like global warming.
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Supporting a service-oriented approach in the IIoT
January 11, 2022
Your industrial environment is a complex network of devices with varying roles and responsibilities. Bringing all that together requires the application of proven and new technologies. Efforts are underway to make them all work in harmony.
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Top 10 pitfalls in developing machine vision systems with artificial intelligence
March 31, 2021
Machine vision (MV) and artificial intelligence (AI) provide valuable inspection and analysis capabilities to a wide range of leading-edge applications. As with all advanced technologies, there are pitfalls to avoid.
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Six keys to success in battery management system design
By Jason Struble   -   December 18, 2020
Batteries often take a back seat in project designs used in consumer and industrial applications. Increasingly, lessons learned from the automotive industry translate neatly into these other uses and meet growing safety, security and longevity needs. We...
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4 energy applications for smart home technologies
April 4, 2018
See four energy and utilities applications that can transform a one-off technology into an integral part of the home of the future.
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Security and surveillance: two sides of the coin in smart homes
April 4, 2018
With smart building automation and home security comes the need to protect a home's hardware and software.
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From enabled to proactive: the evolution of home automation
April 3, 2018
The demand for smart homes is booming and homes are getting 'smarter' along the way.
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Going Up? Elevators, Windows 10 And The Internet Of Things
March 2, 2017
People are excited about the Internet of Things for a variety of reasons. It’s already made us more connected. And as more and more things are connected, a number of industries are poised to become faster, more efficient and more reliable.
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