XILINX Spartan 3A

A new breakthrough in the chemical vapor deposition process could allow smaller chip packaging.

Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in production cost and development of new technology, these cleaners are becoming cheaper. In this teardown we will look at a Robotic Floor Cleaner which uses "electrostatic forces" to remove dust and can clean a room with its "intelligent" obstacle navigation.

Some of the unique aspects of embedded programming design will be highlighted, and various standards and tools common to the field will be discussed. Great for first-time designers and developers who have some programming experience, but are new to microcontrollers and things such as real-time operating systems.