During the fourth quarter, Intuitive Surgical ISRG placed 493 systems, up 19% from 415 in the year-ago period. Total system placements were record-high in the past year. This includes 284 systems ...

Nonlinear control systems represent a critical area of study wherein the relationship between inputs and outputs is not directly proportional, resulting in complex and often unpredictable dynamics. In ...

Jerry Twomey is an engineering consultant with a deep background in electronics design, medical devices, electromechanical systems, and board-level integrated circuits. He’s the author of the book ...

Every developer wants to develop robust systems. No one wants to point to a product that behaves poorly and say, “I built that.” Many factors come into play when designing and implementing a robust ...

Robust systems often have several different power sources, and switches are implemented to separate the power supplies from each other to avoid damage. In most cases, multiple diodes are placed in the ...

What does it take to design a software system that doesn’t crumble under the weight of its own complexity? For many developers, the challenge of architecting large-scale software projects lies in ...