18/11/2016
Could the Internet of Things make industry safer?
The ProGlove started life as an Intel Edison project but has now evolved into a fully fledged commercial success. What it does is turn gloves from just being a dumb shield for your hands, and into a device packed with sensors that can help you work.
For example, boxes can be automatically scanned using RFID when picking them up, or tools with RFID embedded inside them can tell the user when they’ve picked up the right implement for the job. Perhaps most importantly though it can improve safety. Thanks to motion tracking and the fact the glove can check in with a central server means that they can know where in the production process the wearer is - so can offer warnings when something happens out of step.
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