Abstract: An self-standing balancing device comprises a supporting frame, a connecting rod, a motor, an inertia turntable, an inertia sensor, a balance controller and a motor driver. The supporting frame comprises a first end and a second end, and the first end is suspended, and the second end is located on a supporting surface. The connecting rod is located on the supporting frame, the connecting rod comprises a third end and a fourth end, and the third end is located on the supporting surface. The motor comprises a fixing base and a rotation axis, and the fourth end is fixed on the fixing base. The inertia turntable is fixed on the rotation axis of the motor.

Abstract: A dancing robot includes a play unit, a processor, and a memory. The play unit plays music. The processor analyzes a musical tempo of the music. The memory stores a relationship between different musical tempos and movement patterns of the robot. The robot can move its head, body, and arms in certain movement patterns in time to the music, and if a human face is recognized through a camera of the robot, the robot can be controlled to give the appearance of dancing with the person who has the recognized face.

Abstract: A robot includes a body, artificial skin wrapped around the body, and a number of vibrators and a controller positioned in the body. The artificial skin includes a plurality of carbon nanotube films corresponding to different locations of the body and configured to generate an electrical signal when an external pressure is applied to the artificial skin. The controller is configured to obtain the electrical signal and control at least one vibrator to vibrate.

Abstract: A dancing robot includes a play unit, a processor, and a memory. The play unit plays music. The processor analyzes a musical tempo of the music. The memory stores a relationship between different musical tempos and movement patterns of the robot. The robot can move its head, body, and arms in certain movement patterns in time to the music, and if a human face is recognized through a camera of the robot, the robot can be controlled to give the appearance of dancing with the person who has the recognized face.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a stationary member, a moveable member, an upper resilient plate, and a lower resilient plate. The stationary member includes a receiving room and a magnetic unit. The magnetic unit consists of two magnets adhering to two sidewalls of the stationary member. The moveable member is received in the first receiving room and spaced from the stationary member. The moveable member includes a frame and coils wrapped around the frame. The coils face the magnets. The magnets and the coils cooperatively drive the moveable member to move upward from an initial position. The upper resilient plate and the lower resilient plate connect the stationary member with the moveable member. The two resilient plates provide a restoring force to drive the moveable member to return to the initial position.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an auto-focusing actuator, an image sensor, and a transparent dust-proofing member. The auto-focusing actuator includes a housing. The housing includes a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, and defines a through hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. A number of positioning rods extend from the top surface and cooperatively define a fixing space. The image sensor is mounted on the bottom surface of the housing and aligned with the through hole. The transparent dust-proofing member is mounted in the fixing space and seals the through hole.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a stationary member, a moveable member, an upper resilient plate, and a lower resilient plate. The stationary member includes a receiving room and a magnetic unit. The magnetic unit consists of two magnets adhering to two sidewalls of the stationary member. The moveable member is received in the first receiving room and spaced from the stationary member. The moveable member includes a frame and coils wrapped around the frame. The coils face the magnets. The magnets and the coils cooperatively drive the moveable member to move upward from an initial position. The upper resilient plate and the lower resilient plate connect the stationary member with the moveable member. The two resilient plates provide a restoring force to drive the moveable member to return to the initial position.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, a moveable frame, a coil of wire, a number of magnetic members and a first elastic member. The outer shell includes a number of sidewalls connected to each other end-to-end. The moveable frame is moveably received in the outer shell. The coil of wire is wrapped around the moveable frame and is received in the outer shell. Each of the magnetic members is attached to a corner formed by two inner surfaces of two adjacent sidewalls. The magnetic members and the coil of wire are configured for cooperating to drive the movable frame to move in the outer shell. The first elastic member is attached to the moveable frame and received in the outer shell. The first elastic member is configured for providing an elastic restoring force.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, a fastening member, magnetic members, a base, first and second elastic members, and a movable assembly. The outer shell has a through hole defined therein and includes sidewalls surrounding the through hole. The first elastic member includes a ring-shaped first elastic portion. The fastening member fastens the first elastic member on the outer shell. The magnetic members are mounted on the inside of the sidewalls, respectively. The second elastic member is fixed on the base and includes a ring-shaped second elastic portion. The movable assembly includes a retainer wrapped in a coil of wire, the retainer is connected to the first and second elastic portions, and is movable in the outer shell under an interaction between the magnetic members and the coil of wire. A camera module using the voice coil motor is also provided.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an auto-focusing actuator, an image sensor, and a transparent dust-proofing member. The auto-focusing actuator includes a housing. The housing includes a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, and defines a through hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. A number of positioning rods extend from the top surface and cooperatively define a fixing space. The image sensor is mounted on the bottom surface of the housing and aligned with the through hole. The transparent dust-proofing member is mounted in the fixing space and seals the through hole.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a movable receiving cylinder having protrusions formed at an end; a wire coil surrounding the receiving cylinder; a hollow fixing frame receiving the receiving cylinder and the wire coil; magnetic members fixedly received in the fixing frame, top and bottom elastic members. The top elastic member includes a peripheral portion and a resilient central portion, the central portion having a central opening and cutouts. The protrusions of the receiving cylinder are engaged in the cutouts. The peripheral portion is fixed at a lower position than the central portion, thereby forming an elastic force applied to the receiving cylinder when no current is applied to the wire coil. The bottom elastic member is connected to the receiving cylinder and the fixing frame, and is in an undeformed state when no current is applied to the wire coil.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, a moveable frame, a coil of wire, a number of magnetic members and a first elastic member. The outer shell includes a number of sidewalls connected to each other end-to-end. The moveable frame is moveably received in the outer shell. The coil of wire is wrapped around the moveable frame and is received in the outer shell. Each of the magnetic members is attached to a corner formed by two inner surfaces of two adjacent sidewalls. The magnetic members and the coil of wire are configured for cooperating to drive the movable frame to move in the outer shell. The first elastic member is attached to the moveable frame and received in the outer shell. The first elastic member is configured for providing an elastic restoring force.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a movable receiving cylinder having protrusions formed at an end; a wire coil surrounding the receiving cylinder; a hollow fixing frame receiving the receiving cylinder and the wire coil; magnetic members fixedly received in the fixing frame, top and bottom elastic members. The top elastic member includes a peripheral portion and a resilient central portion, the central portion having a central opening and cutouts. The protrusions of the receiving cylinder are engaged in the cutouts. The peripheral portion is fixed at a lower position than the central portion, thereby forming an elastic force applied to the receiving cylinder when no current is applied to the wire coil. The bottom elastic member is connected to the receiving cylinder and the fixing frame, and is in an undeformed state when no current is applied to the wire coil.

Abstract: An auto-focusing method includes (1) inputting a current with a predetermined greatest value I0 to a voice coil motor, such that the voice coil motor drives a lens module to move a greatest distance to a given position; and (2) gradedly decreasing the current inputted to the voice coil motor by decrement of ? I, such that the voice coil motor progressively drives the lens module to move backward a corresponding distance away from the given position until a focus position is determined.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes a housing, a camera module, a motion detector and a driving module. The housing defines a receiving cavity therein. The camera module is flexibly received in the receiving cavity. The motion detector is fixedly positioned on the camera module and is configured for detecting a rotational movement of the camera module. The driving module includes a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic member is positioned on the camera module. The second magnetic member is positioned on the housing. The driving module is configured for driving the camera module to rotate through interaction of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member to counteract the detected rotational movement of the camera module.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes a main body, a camera device, and a supplementary light device. The camera device and the supplementary light device are fixed on the main body. The supplementary light device includes a light module, a lens module, and a motor. The light module includes a circuit board, a light source, and a heat sink opposite to the light source. The lens module includes a lens barrel and a plurality of lenses received in the lens module. The motor drives the lens module to change the intensity distribution of the light from the light module.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, magnetic members, a base, first and second elastic members, and a movable assembly. The outer shell has a top wall and sidewalls. The magnetic members are mounted on the inside of the sidewalls. The first elastic member is sandwiched between the top wall and the magnetic members, and has a ring-shaped first elastic portion. The second elastic member is fixed on the base, and has a ring-shaped second elastic portion. The movable assembly comprises a ring-shaped retainer wrapped in a coil of wire. The retainer is connected to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion. The magnetic members and the coil of wire are configured for cooperating to drive the movable assembly to move in the outer shell. A camera module using the voice coil motor is also provided.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, a fastening member, magnetic members, a base, first and second elastic members, and a movable assembly. The outer shell has a through hole defined therein and includes sidewalls surrounding the through hole. The first elastic member includes a ring-shaped first elastic portion. The fastening member fastens the first elastic member on the outer shell. The magnetic members are mounted on the inside of the sidewalls, respectively. The second elastic member is fixed on the base and includes a ring-shaped second elastic portion. The movable assembly includes a retainer wrapped in a coil of wire, the retainer is connected to the first and second elastic portions, and is movable in the outer shell under an interaction between the magnetic members and the coil of wire. A camera module using the voice coil motor is also provided.

Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, an image sensor mounted on the circuit board, a lens module including a lens, a position sensor, a plurality of electrical wire groups mounted on the lens, and a plurality of magnetic field generators. The lens held a distance from the circuit board by holding wires fixed on the circuit board. The position sensor is mounted on the circuit board and configured for detecting displacements of the lens module and the image sensor relative to the object. The magnetic field generators are arranged adjacent to the respective electrical wire groups, and each configured for generating a magnetic field for allowing the electrical wire groups together with the lens to move to give a correction of the displacements of the lens, such that an image of an object is projected at a predetermined region of the image sensor.

Abstract: A camera module includes a zoom lens group, a focus lens group, a barrel, an actuator group comprising a first actuator and a second actuator. The first and second actuators are received in the barrel, and respectively receive the zoom lens group and the focus lens group therein. The first lens group is driven by the first actuator to move along the axis thereof. The second lens group is driven by the second actuator to move along the axis thereof.