
Stirring Up a (Murder) Hornets’ Nest
Recent news accounts regarding the successful eradication of a nest of Asian giant hornets in Washington has spotlighted a highly innovative use of RFID technology.
Recent news accounts regarding the successful eradication of a nest of Asian giant hornets in Washington has spotlighted a highly innovative use of RFID technology.
XO2Tech has patented a family of products that leverage NFC, RFID or BLE to detect sensor information, such as when an elderly person takes his or her medication and what the next task should be, or when food in a refrigerator begins to spoil.
Pet crematoriums are adopting Angelpaw’s technology to automatically identify remains picked up at veterinarian offices, ensuring that animal owners receive requested services, and that cremains are never lost.
For some applications the answer is absolutely ‘yes,’ while in others, achieving 95 percent or higher is more than sufficient.
With traditional IT-style approaches unable to scale cost-effectively, new approaches will be required as the volume of devices and applications increases exponentially.