A growing number of companies are implementing augmented reality and virtual reality systems to speed up efficiencies, lower costs and minimize human touch points for social distancing.
With a sterilization system deployed at Chubu Airport, and with RFID readers to capture the tag IDs of baggage and carts, Japanese research group ARTA intends to offer safety and notifications to incoming passengers, reducing the risk of disease transmission.
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The company is expanding this year with its Smartrac acquisition and new product releases, including a combined RFID and EAS tag and a high-density-read tag, as it seeks to address the changing needs for supply chain visibility and touchless shopping.
RFRain is offering its Web Services solution for users of off-the-shelf RFID hardware with an SDK and an API, so that data can automatically be captured and managed in the cloud without the need for firmware, middleware, software or IT integration.
Schools, construction firms, offices and manufacturers are among those testing a social-distancing and contact-tracing system from RFID Global Solution that privately alerts workers or students regarding unsafe proximities; employers or schools can use the data to manage safer operations.
The Internet of Things offers unprecedented control to farmers.
The implementation of technology from iTag has enabled the identification of packaging used by customers, especially for a company in the dairy sector.
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The company is including Near Field Communication functionality in a line of products for new iPhone models under its MagSafe brand name.