The PIR motion sensor is a key component in this project. It detects infrared radiation from moving objects, such as humans or animals, and sends a signal to the Raspberry Pi.

The project is a skull that follows you around with a few degrees of motion on a stepper motor. There’s a 3D-printed enclosure to make the hardware assembly easy.

It’s a fairly simple project, too: just hook an Arduino Uno up to a motion sensor and an electronic switch called a relay, then plug in your fan, and you’re good to go.

Gesture interface company Leap Motion is announcing an open-source augmented reality headset design with built-in hand tracking, which it says could be manufactured for $100.

Leap Motion first made a name for themselves with the Leap Motion sensor, a sort of mini-Kinect that only worked with hands and arms.

TDK and ASICS announced they are conducting a joint research project to analyze movements by athletes using motion sensing.

A new research project at the University of Twente could be of great use to anti-poaching efforts, by mixing motion sensors with machine learning to recognize when wildlife is responding to a ...

PrimeSense has confirmed that its 3D sensing and recognition technology will be used in Microsoft’s Project Natal, one of the biggest changes coming for video games during the holiday season of ...