Physical AI is the latest term for robot and drones with a mix of AI allowing them to be smarter and more robust. The latest crop of physical AI devices include more sensors that feed more AI models to provide the robot with a better understanding of its environment. These sensors often include cameras and distance sensors like LiDAR and radar. In this episode, Yaniv Sulkes, Vice President of Physical AI at Hailo, talks about issues and solutions related to physical AI systems.

This episode of Inside Electronics, sponsored by DigiKey and Wurth Elektronik, focuses on flyback power electronics and how they are applied across different power-supply designs, especially power over Ethernet and offline AC/DC systems.

Host Alix Paultre introduces the topic and guides the discussion, while Jared Birk, Technical Marketing Engineer with Wurth Elektronik, shares his technical perspective and practical design experience.

Alix and Jared discuss why flybacks remain important despite being an older topology: they are simple, versatile, efficient across a wide input range, and useful for both low-power and isolated applications.

The conversation emphasizes the trade-offs engineers face, including EMI, thermal limits, switching losses, parasitic effects, and safety isolation requirements. Jared stresses that design success depends on balancing these constraints and consulting component suppliers early. The episode closes with an encouraging message that flyback design is both practical and fun.

National Instruments (NI) was started 50 years ago by Dr. Truchard—known to many as "Dr. T"—along with Jeff Kodosky and Bill Nowlin.". NI recently became part of Emerson. He was joined by Ritu Favre, President, Test and Measurement Business Group, and Kevin Schultz (CTO) at this year’s NI Connect 2026 in Fort Worth, TX. In this episode of Inside Electronics, we talk with Ritu Favre about NI in general and about LabVIEW’s Nigel AI.