Things you didn't know worked thanks to Linux

Tux Linux with glitter

It is not something new in LxA, since we have dedicated many articles to mention robots, routers, supercomputers, appliances that work thanks to Linux, etc. We already know that Linux is a very versatile system and therefore it can be used for a multitude of very different projects, from a smartphone to a supercomputer, and we have even announced weapons that work with Linux inside. Well, now we return to make another list of more devices that work thanks to Linux.

Now the phrase «Linux is everywhere»Makes more sense than ever and although many of the things on the list you already know, surely others will surprise you and you would never imagine that they work thanks to the kernel that Linus Torvalds created. So we start with the list:

  1. Kitchen machines like the Crock-Pot slow cooker, a utensil that includes Linux at its heart.
  2. Underwater tsunami detection sensors.
  3. Toys, especially with the arrival of the IoT.
  4. Entertainment systems for cars and also the autonomous cars that we are seeing lately.
  5. Lock systems for doors.
  6. Tim Hortons, the donut vendors with Linux ...
  7. Some systems of gas station refueling machines.
  8. Calculators like the Ti-nspire CX.
  9. The supercomputer of Lego.
  10. Cow milking systems. This is the case with the system created by the Swedish company Delaval
  11. cadillac xts, a system that works thanks to Linux.
  12. Traffic control system from San Francisco, with PowerQUICC II Pro and Linux processors.
  13. Grupo Ruiz's air traffic control like the American.
  14. Control of thigh speed renes Japanese
  15. Electrolux is another of the famous Swedish companies that creates home appliances based on Freescale and Linux microprocessors, like some of their refrigerators ...
  16. Motocross like the Mavizen TTX02.
  17. Washers like the most modern of Samsung.
  18. The system the bag New York.

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  1.   Diego regero said

    Lifts, GPS, smartTVs, your mobile, cars, boats, trains ... everything you can imagine.

  2.   Carlos said

    Not forgetting a lot of satellite receivers.

  3.   Rolando Latorre said

    I need to install Linux on a PC and connect to a server everything from scratch and install a multi-user geonode program ... help pls ...