If you have one ultrasonic sensor and a microcontroller, you can detect plenty of useful things, like the water level in a rain barrel or the distance traveled by a tablet along a rail.

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Now, researchers have channeled that idea to create an ultrasonic sensor array that gives its wearer increased situational awareness, or SpiderSense.