How to Open a Microsoft Optical Mouse. Microsoft mice are ergonomic, durable and generally last a long time with normal use. Occasionally, though, dirt or dust may enter the inside of the mouse ...

How to Enable a Mouse for a Laptop. Although today's small, lightweight laptops allow for ergonomic typing and browsing, many users still prefer a handheld optical mouse for navigation. When you ...

In this tutorial, I will show how you can handle the optical sensor inside a cheap optical-mouse for your next microcontroller project. Hope, this will allow your preferred microcontroller to look at ...

An optical mouse is typically more accurate and cheaper, while a laser mouse is more sensitive, can be used without a mousepad and works on glass or other transparent surfaces.

Right now he’s experimenting with adding an optical mouse sensor to the autonomous vehicle. Recently we saw the same concept used, but it was meant for tracking movement of a full-sized automobile.

He converted an optical mouse into an odometry sensor, making for a very easy way to tell how far a robot has traveled regardless of wheels slipping or motors stalling.