Social Distancing
Wearable Wristband Leverages NFC, BLE for Worker Security and Health
Companies are deploying a Nymi solution with Elatec readers to enable workers to access clean rooms and offices, use secure computers and printers, and monitor social distancing.
KINETIC Wearable Tech Improves Contact Tracing, Prevents Close Contacts
The company's new ebook helps organizations implement data-driven practices and fine-tune processes to help keep their workforce safe.
Amazon Web Services Partners with LoRa Companies for IoT
AWS's IoT Core for LoRaWAN includes sensors, gateways and analytics software so companies can launch their own IoT solutions for social distancing, safety monitoring, meter reading, cow herd management and more.
Event Managers Plan Festivals with RFID-enabled Safety Features
Event Genius aims to help music festivals and concerts begin the process of organizing safe events once COVID-19 restrictions lift, leveraging RFID to make transactions touchless, limit interactions with staff and track attendee locations for contact tracing.
Companies Offer Low-Power, Precise Location with UWB Social Distancing
A solution from Altran, containing a Renesas Electronics UWB microcontroller and a 3db Access low-power chip, consists of a wearable wristband that wakes up via BLE when individuals are in close proximity, then calculates their distance within centimeters.
RFID Goes to the Movies
Thanks to radio frequency identification technology, production recently resumed on a film set during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not a single person got sick.
Patented Pandemic-Era Safe Workplace Technology Opened to Developers
Kinetic's Reflex technology for monitoring workers' movements to prevent injuries can now track social distancing and provide contact tracing via BLE at construction sites, warehouses and factories.
Partnership Enables Authentication, Building Access via NFC Wristbands
HID Global allows employees to open doors and authenticate systems hands-free, using wearable devices provided by Nymi.
How Automation Technologies Are Helping Manufacturers in the Pandemic Economy
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.
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Network Provider Adds LoRaWAN to Its Network for IoT Solutions
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Virtual Event Report: RFID in Harsh Environments
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