No, for reliable operation you’ll need a PLC – a programmable logic controller – to automate all your hardware. PLCs are usually pretty expensive pieces of hardware, which led [Warwick] to ...

However, no PLC manufacturer releases their source code, and he was having trouble getting a deep understanding of something so closed. So, since no one was going to open their code and hardware ...

When mechanical and structural engineers design machines, bridges, and buildings, they calculate loads, stresses, and ...

A team of researchers created Morpho, an open-source programmable environment that enables researchers and engineers to conduct shape optimization and design for soft materials. Applications can be ...