75F Rethinks Heating and Cooling With IoT-based Solution
The Minnesota-based firm uses room-level sensors and weather data to provide granular controls for HVAC systems in commercial buildings.
Disney Research Explores Ways to Add RFID Intelligence to Robots, Toys
Walt Disney Co.’s lab network, together with scientists from MIT, the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon, has developed systems that the company could use to help robots identify individuals, as well as to track everyday interactions between people and things.
Organizational Grit
Companies that have or develop a culture that supports passion and perseverance will get the most benefit from RFID technology.
TSA Installs RFID-enabled Screening System at Atlanta Airport to Cut Wait Times
The U.S. agency is piloting an automated system for screening carry-on bags and items that uses RFID-tagged bins, linking each bin’s tag ID with photo and X-ray images of its contents.
IoT News Roundup
Samsung building LoRa network in South Korea; Intel acquiring computer-vision startup to bolster IoT capabilities; Virginia startup says it is bringing Nest-like controls to water heaters; Hitachi Insight Group merging public and private data sources for smart-city apps.
How Genie Entered the IoT Market
After introducing a retrofit package that allows users to control and monitor garage doors remotely, the company is now preparing upgrades based on customer feedback.
RFID News Roundup
Thinfilm helps Hopsy deliver smart beer to craft brew market ••• Confidex unveils secure RFID label with NXP Ucode DNA chip ••• Genesis Health System implements RFID-enabled nurse-call system ••• Turck says new ARGEE technology can help factories simplify RFID integration ••• Beacons set to drive coupon redemption, according to Juniper Research ••• United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust deploys RTLS.
MarketVision Leverages Sensor Data for Grain Price Predictions
FarmLink’s newest tool is designed to help farmers fetch a high price for grain.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals’ ICUs in Delhi Use RFID to Track Equipment
The intensive care units now know in which zone each of their 300 critical-care assets was last detected; the organization plans to expand its deployment to another hospital.
HID Turns Vehicles Into Fuel-Management Network Nodes
The company’s identiFUEL system consists of passive RFID tags for vehicles, readers on fuel nozzles, and controller units to collect data and forward it to the company’s fuel-management software.