Chips, Processors & Computer Architecture
4 entriesSemiconductors, processors, accelerators and the tools used to design them.
01SemiconductorsSemiconductor hub for 2026: chips and AI processors, neuromorphic and quantum hardware, sensors, embedded systems, IoT and edge devices, and chip makers.
02Computer ArchitectureDirectory of computer architecture for 2026: instruction set architectures (Arm, RISC-V, x86), CPUs, GPUs and AI accelerators, memory and interconnects such as…
03CPU, GPU, TPU, NPU, LPU, DPU and QPU ExplainedPractical guide to seven processor types, CPU, GPU, TPU, NPU, LPU, DPU and QPU: what each is built for, how to choose, with vendor resources.
04AI Chip ProvidersAI chip providers for 2026: NVIDIA, AMD, Google Cloud TPU, AWS Trainium, Microsoft Maia, Meta MTIA, Cerebras, Groq, Tenstorrent, Qualcomm, Arm and Apple…
Neuromorphic & Quantum Computing Hardware
4 entriesBrain-inspired and quantum processors beyond conventional chips.
05Neuromorphic AIHub of neuromorphic AI directories for 2026: what makes brain-inspired computing different, where it is deployed, spiking-network tools and chips such as…
06Neuromorphic AI PlatformsDirectory of neuromorphic AI chips and systems for 2026: Intel Hala Point and Loihi 2, IBM NorthPole, BrainChip Akida, Innatera, SynSense, SpiNNaker2…
07Quantum ComputingQuantum computing hub for 2026: vendors, languages, error correction, quantum cryptography, QKD, post-quantum cryptography and quantum ML.
08Top Quantum Computing VendorsDirectory of quantum computing vendors for 2026: IBM, Google, Microsoft, IonQ, Quantinuum, AWS Braket, D-Wave, PsiQuantum, Rigetti and Pasqal.
Embedded Systems & Single-Board Computers
3 entriesMicrocontrollers, RTOS, embedded Linux and Raspberry Pi development.
09Embedded SystemsDirectory of embedded systems for 2026: microcontrollers and SoCs such as STM32 and ESP32, RTOS and embedded Linux, Rust and MicroPython, toolchains, debugging…
10Embedded Systems Courses & CertificationsGuide to embedded systems courses and certifications: embedded C, RTOS with FreeRTOS and Zephyr, embedded Linux, ESP32, TinyML and Arm training.
11Raspberry Pi IDEs and Code EditorsDirectory of IDEs and code editors for Raspberry Pi and similar boards in 2026, including Geany, BlueJ and Thonny, for Python, C and other languages.
Sensors & Identification
8 entriesSensor types, manufacturers, applications and RFID.
12Ultra-Wideband (UWB)Centimetre-accurate location, radar sensing and secure ranging: standards, chips, RTLS vendors and hospital use cases.
13Sensor Technologies HubOne place for sensing technology: the main sensor types, the manufacturers that build them, real-world applications, and the IoT.
14Sensor TechnologyHub for sensor technology in 2026: sensor types, manufacturers, applications across industries, learning resources, sensor data fusion and links to IoT.
15Prominent Sensor TypesA guide to the sensor types behind IoT, robotics and industry: what each one measures, how it senses, and where it is used, grouped by environmental, motion.
16Sensor ManufacturersDirectory of 25 sensor manufacturers and IoT sensor producers: MEMS and semiconductor makers such as TI, STMicroelectronics, Bosch and Infineon.
17Sensor ApplicationsCollection of articles, guides and research on real-world IoT sensor applications in industry, predictive maintenance, healthcare, agriculture and smart cities.
18Sensor Data Fusion AlgorithmsHow several sensors are combined into one better estimate: probabilistic filters, orientation and navigation methods, evidence-based reasoning.
19RFID ResourcesCurated RFID hub: FAQs, solution providers, DIY projects, industry news and research papers on radio-frequency identification technology.
Robotics, Drones & Aerospace
11 entriesRobots, autonomous machines, drones and aviation hardware.
20Robotics TechnologiesGateway to robotics technology: learning resources, university and lab research, notable products, AI-driven robots, platforms, drones, Physical AI, action…
21Robotics ProductsDirectory of leading robotics companies and products: industrial arms and cobots, humanoid, surgical and autonomous robots from ABB, KUKA, Boston Dynamics…
22Robotics PlatformsFrameworks, kits and platforms for building robots: open-source robot software, hardware and education platforms, AI, fleet software and more.
23Robotics ResourcesHub of robotics resources: learning tutorials, research institutes and labs, and industry news and journals, merged from two older pages and link-checked.
24Humanoid RobotsDirectory of humanoid robots in 2026: Boston Dynamics Atlas, Agility Digit, Figure, 1X NEO, Tesla Optimus, Apptronik Apollo, Unitree, UBTECH, NEURA and AI…
25Advanced AI-Driven RobotsA listing of leading AI-driven robots: general-purpose humanoids, social humanoids, legged robots, mobile manipulators, service robots and delivery drones and robots.
26Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in 2026: vendors, ROS 2 Nav2 and SLAM software, fleet interoperability with VDA 5050 and Open-RMF, and safety standards.
27AI-Driven Robots & DronesA deep technical overview of AI-driven robots and drones: their architecture and how they achieve autonomy.
28Drone TechnologiesGuide to drone technology: makers such as DJI and Skydio, delivery services, PX4 and ArduPilot autopilots, mapping software and aviation rules.
29Physical AIDirectory for physical AI in 2026: robot foundation models and VLA models, world models, simulators such as Isaac Sim and MuJoCo, humanoids, autonomous…
30Aerospace and AviationAerospace and aviation hub for 2026: regulators, space agencies, manufacturers, launch providers, avionics, air traffic, eVTOL, MRO and design tools.
IoT, Edge & Industrial Devices
6 entriesConnected devices and the edge hardware that runs close to the data.
31Internet of Things (IoT)Hub for the Internet of Things in 2026: IoT platforms and device management, analytics, MQTT brokers, 5G and LoRaWAN connectivity, industrial IoT, digital…
32Industrial IoT (IIoT)Guide to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in 2026: reference architectures, industrial protocols (OPC UA, MQTT Sparkplug, PROFINET), open-source edge…
33Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)Guide to the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) in 2026: architecture, TinyML and edge AI runtimes, hardware, connectivity and device-management…
34Edge AIEdge AI directory for 2026: hardware, runtimes, model optimisation, small language models, edge MLOps and benchmarks, from Jetson to LiteRT and ExecuTorch.
35Edge / Fog ComputingHub of edge and fog computing directories for 2026: edge platforms, edge Kubernetes, orchestration, serverless at the edge, edge AI, analytics, IoT and 5G.
36IoT Products and Solutions CompaniesIoT solutions companies for 2026: Atos, Intel, Dell Technologies and Digi International, supplying devices, connectivity, platforms and integration.
Data Center & IT Infrastructure Hardware
6 entriesServers, storage, power, cooling and the vendors that supply them.
37IT Infrastructure & Hardware CompaniesDirectory of IT infrastructure and hardware companies for 2026 — Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, NetApp, Pure Storage, Arista, Nokia, Ericsson.
38High-Performance Computing (HPC)HPC resources for 2026: primers, TOP500, MPI and OpenMP, Slurm, OpenHPC, NVIDIA CUDA, AMD Instinct, and cloud HPC from AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
39Colocation Service Providers29 colocation service providers compared: Equinix, Digital Realty, Flexential, CyrusOne, QTS, DataBank, CtrlS, Yotta, NTT and more.
40Data Center Cooling Companies30 data center cooling companies by role: Vertiv, Schneider, Trane, CoolIT, LiquidStack, ZutaCore, BAC and the standards bodies behind them.
41Data Center Power CompaniesDirectory of data center power companies for 2026, grouped by role: power infrastructure (Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Eaton, ABB), on-site generation and more.
42Data Center Storage Companies29 data center storage companies by role: Dell, NetApp, Everpure, VAST, WEKA, Cloudian, Seagate, Micron, Solidigm and the standards bodies.
Storage Hardware
8 entriesArrays, disks and storage systems.
43IT StorageHub of storage directories for 2026: SAN, NAS, DAS and RAID, block, file and object storage, enterprise, AI, software-defined and cloud-native storage.
44Enterprise Storage SolutionsThe platforms large organisations run on: all-flash arrays, scale-out file and object systems, storage-as-a-service and hybrid cloud storage.
45Storage Area Networks (SAN)Block-storage arrays, Fibre Channel and Ethernet fabrics, host adapters and software SANs for shared, high-performance storage networks.
46Network Attached Storage (NAS)File-storage appliances and software for home, small-business and enterprise use: NAS systems, scale-out file platforms and NAS operating systems.
47Direct Attached Storage (DAS)Storage that connects straight to a server or workstation: enterprise JBODs and arrays, host adapters, and creative and prosumer drive enclosures.
48RAIDHardware RAID controllers, software RAID and volume managers, and file systems with built-in redundancy.
49AI Storage SolutionsStorage built for AI: all-flash and object platforms, parallel file systems and more.
50Tape, Archive and Specialty StorageStorage beyond block, file and object: tape and optical archives, backup appliances, cloud archive tiers, hybrid data movement.
Networking & Wireless Hardware
6 entriesNetwork equipment, data center networking and radio access hardware.
51NetworkingDirectory of networking technologies for 2026: firewalls, SD-WAN, VPN, SASE, CDN, network monitoring, network operating systems, cloud and container networking.
52Network Equipment VendorsCompare 10 network equipment vendors in 2026: Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Mavenir, NEC, Nokia, Samsung and ZTE for optical, IP, RAN and core networks.
53Network Operating SystemsDirectory of 27 network operating systems for 2026: Arista EOS, Cisco IOS XR and NX-OS, Junos, Nokia SR Linux, Cumulus Linux, SONiC, OcNOS and VyOS.
54Data Center Networking Companies30 data center networking companies by role: NVIDIA, Arista, Cisco, HPE-Juniper, Broadcom, Coherent, SONiC and the AI fabric standards bodies.
555G RAN Products and VendorsDirectory of 5G radio access network vendors for 2026: Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung, ZTE, NEC, Mavenir, Airspan, Rakuten Symphony and private 5G.
56Open RAN VendorsDirectory of Open RAN system vendors for 2026: Rakuten Symphony, Mavenir, Parallel Wireless, Intel vRAN, NEC, 1Finity (Fujitsu), Red Hat, Dell, Supermicro.
Immersive & Biometric Hardware
4 entriesHeadsets, AR devices and biometric sensors.
57Augmented Reality (AR) SolutionsAR development platforms, glasses and enterprise tools: phone and web AR SDKs, creator tools, AR glasses and industrial AR. 22 solutions compared.
58Virtual Reality (VR) SolutionsHeadsets, engines and platforms for immersive VR: standalone and PC VR hardware, development tools, open standards, social and enterprise VR. 16 compared.
59Biometric Security TechnologyAn overview of biometric security in 2026: what a biometric is, the main modalities (fingerprint, face, iris, voice, hand, signature, behavioural), uses.
60Biometrics LinksWeb resources on biometric security in 2026: tutorials and references, journals and news, authentication solutions and vendors.
Related Pages
5 entriesRelated research directories on this site.
61Computing ParadigmsHub of computing paradigm directories for 2026: cloud, cloud-native, serverless, edge, quantum, high-performance, distributed, mobile and neuromorphic.
62Digital InfrastructureHub of digital infrastructure directories for 2026: cloud servers and bare metal, storage, networking, private and hyperconverged clouds, AI and edge.
63PhysicsPhysics resources for 2026: free courses and lectures, HyperPhysics, PhET simulations, arXiv, CERN and NASA, research groups, journals and library guides.
64Industry 4.0Directory of Industry 4.0 resources for 2026: smart factory and IIoT technologies, manufacturing use cases, implementation lessons, standards and consortia.
65Electronic Design Automation (EDA)Chip and PCB design tools: Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens EDA, OpenROAD, Yosys, KiCad, FPGA toolchains and open PDKs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hardware engineering?
Hardware engineering is the design, development and testing of physical computing and electronic systems, from semiconductors and processors to embedded boards, sensors, robots, servers, storage and networking equipment.
What is the difference between a CPU, GPU, TPU and NPU?
A CPU handles general-purpose work, a GPU runs many operations in parallel for graphics and AI, a TPU is Google's tensor accelerator, and an NPU is a neural processing unit built for on-device AI. The processor types page explains these and more.
Where do I start with embedded systems?
Start with microcontrollers and a real-time operating system or embedded Linux, practise on a low-cost board such as a Raspberry Pi, and work through the embedded systems courses and certifications listed in this hub.
How is data center hardware organised?
Servers and accelerators do the compute, storage systems such as SAN, NAS and object arrays hold the data, networking equipment connects them, and power and cooling keep them running. Each layer has its own section here.
How does hardware relate to software and AI?
AI performance depends on chips, memory, storage and networking as much as on models. Hardware pages here link to the AI chip, edge AI and neuromorphic pages, and to the software hubs that run on this hardware.