These sensors use infrared, radar, and sound waves to detect changes that mean someone or something is in the space. Use cases: If someone passes into the hallway, turn on a light.

The robot uses a whopping 32 IR sensors to follow a black line across a concrete workshop floor, adjusting its path using a steering motor salvaged from a power wheelchair.

The Switch 2 has been officially revealed, and while it's unconfirmed that the new Joy-Con controllers use IR sensors, we're running you through what they do.

Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) use infrared sensors to provide pilots with increased situational awareness in low-visibility conditions, day or night. EVS cameras detect the heat of objects ...

Explore infrared imaging with Matt Hasty: basics, sensor types, and radiometric calibration for scientific breakthroughs. Learn to enhance efficiency using FLIR technology. Register for our live Q&A ...

Why Your Smartphone Needs an Infrared Sensor You could use a heat sensor to check your house for leaks, for instance. But mostly, it's a lot of fun.

A TU/e research group has developed a new near-infrared sensor that is easy to make, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones, and ready for immediate use in industrial process monitoring and ...

Researchers have finally figured out how mosquitoes see humans in the dark: They detect infrared light the body generates via heat.

While the 16-megapixel count is comparable to commercial imagers in today’s professional digital cameras, infrared sensors used for astronomy also must overcome two formidable technical ...