EDN

2-axis accelerometers get smaller, thinner for embedded apps

STMicroelectronics is extending the range of its dual-axis sensors with two new devices housed in an embedded system friendly, lead-free LGA (Land GridArray) package measuring just 5 x 5 x 1.5mm. The ...
EDN

2-axis accelerometers are 1.5 mm high, 5 mm2

Suited to slim-form-factor applications such as mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and PCMCIA cards, the LIS2L02AL and LIS2L06AL dual-axis linear accelerometers are housed in 5 x 5 x 1.5-mm Pb-free LGA ...
Hackaday

Taming Robot Arm Jump With Accelerometers

Last fall, I grabbed a robot arm from Robot Geeks when they were on sale at Thanksgiving. The arm uses servos to rotate the base and move the joints and gripper. These work well enough but I found one ...