PAL Robotics Rolls Out Tag-Reading Robot
The Barcelona firm expects to provide the newest version of its motorized StockBot to retailers for long-term pilots later this year, to count inventory by reading RFID tags.
Three Guidelines to Ensure IoT Availability at Industrial Scale
The Internet of Things’ potential to improve industrial processes is huge. But so is its potential to derail them—unless these important safeguards are put into place.
LIVE! 2016 to Feature RFID Professional Institute Certification Exam, Six RFID Courses
RFID Journal’s 14th annual conference and exhibition will offer attendees the chance to become Institute-certified, and provide training in RFID deployment and applications development.
More Reflections on NRF
RFID solution providers showed off some cool applications that deliver real value.
IoT News Roundup
FreeWave’s new rugged router creates remote Wi-Fi hotspots; Domotz Pro lets smart home integrators, installers offer support services; Freight Farms plugging its Leafy Green Machine into Xively platform; Argus Insights says smart-home vendors should improve marriage between apps and hardware; Electric Imp moves into the enterprise.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Justice Assesses RFID File Tracking
The system uses EPC Gen 2 passive UHF RFID tags to track the locations and movements of legal files at the ministry’s Justice Palace in Kuwait City.
Tracking Tractors: Fliegl’s Beacon System Adds Visibility to Grain Movements
The German manufacturer of farm equipment has expanded its automated grain-weighing system to include beacon-based technology that ties the product to the vehicles that harvest and transport it.
RFID News Roundup
Tyco Retail Solutions adds fitting room analytics to its TrueVUE software suite ••• Smart Technology Group’s Master 01 RFID reader gets ‘smart mode’ ••• Northern Apex intros mini RFID handheld reader ••• Quuppa’s beacon-based RTLS technology powers Fujitsu’s Ubiquitousware products ••• Cisper Electronics becomes Invengo distributor.
At Reeperbahn Festival, Beacons Helped Music-Industry Pros Do Their Jobs
Attendees used the Logbook tool in the festival’s app, in conjunction with Bluetooth beacons, to automatically track which musicians they heard and generate a playlist for later reference.
At Reeperbahn Music Festival, Beacons Serve as Digital DJs
The Logbook tool in the festival’s mobile app leverages beacons to create playlists for attendees of the music industry event, which features hundreds of musicians.