Goodbye to batteries and power sockets

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The demonstrator a miniature conveyer system driven by compressed air contains wireless sensors that provide their own power supply. Festo
The demonstrator – a miniature conveyer system driven by compressed air – contains wireless sensors that provide their own power supply. © Festo

A broken cable or a soiled connector? If a machine in a factory goes on strike, it could be for any of a thousand reasons. Self-sufficient sensors that provide their own power supply will soon make these machines more robust.


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