AM62x PRU Academy is Now Live!

Robotics

Hi all, the team at TI is excited to announce that the AM62x and AM26x PRU Academy is Now Live! Check it out here! That means a lot more learning material for getting started with the PRU on PocketBeagle 2 and BeaglePlay! This release accompanies v2026.01.00 of the Open-PRU GitHub Repo — a software development […]

The Latest in Fashion—A Smart Dress That Can Pour You a Drink

Robotics

Meet DRINKBOT 2.0 — the perfect blend of fashion, technology, and mixology. Created through a collaboration with BeagleBoard and renowned designer Anouk Wipprecht, the stylish outfit made its debut at Embedded World 2024. Available as either a dress or a suit, DRINKBOT 2.0 uses voice commands, the BeagleY-AI, and a built-in 3D-printed cocktail system to […]

Whitepaper preview: A Beast in Function but Not in Cost: How HALaser Leveraged BeagleBone to Break into a Closed Market

Robotics

What do microchips, stone-washed jeans, 3D printing, paint removal, and meat products have in common? All rely on laser marking, which uses a focused beam of light to ‘mark’ a surface with symbols or patterns. It’s an intricate process controlled by a system of highly specialized software and hardware components. Building such a system demands […]

First steps with the HC-05 on the BeagleBone Black

Robotics

Simple serial-based Bluetooth client connection on #BeagleBoneBlack From: https://donfuge.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/first-steps-with-the-hc-05-on-the-beaglebone-black/ Wireless communication between an embedded device and PC or smartphone is easily accomplished using the HC-05 bluetooth module. The BeagleBone is a great tool to explore the features of it and one can even settle with bluetooth in his final application. Enabling the UART5 I decided […]