After getting some mini massagers for the fair sex from a discount sale fair, I started thinking about vibration/haptic motor projects again! I’m in the middle of a lot of projects based on small ...

Tiny motors used for haptic feedback and vibration come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The most familiar is the “eccentric rotating mass” (ERM) variety which just spins an imbalanced weight on a ...

Haptic technologies recreate touch sensations by applying a combination of force, vibration and motion to the user. Haptic technologies are also thought to be a $12.8 billion industry by 2022. In ...

Unfortunately the vibrating alert has been a very power hungry function relying on a micro-miniature DC motor spinning an eccentric weight at high speeds. The launch of Melexis MLX90283 brings new ...

Stepmotors are one of the most robust yet intricate motion-control products available. Although these motors are an engineering marvel, there are times when their performance just can’t cut it. All ...