It is said that connected devices will change your home, your car, your life. But so far, the application of the Internet of Things in the real world is still subject to certain restrictions, at least for consumers. Of course, you can already set up procedures for your lights and thermostats, but the massive innovation of the Internet of Things (and the potential to make big money) is happening quietly in the business world.
We call it the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).
Gartner, a technology research firm, expects Internet-driven “materials†to reach 20.8 billion by 2020, of which 7.2 billion will serve businesses. Not only that, research firm MarketsandMarkets said industrial IoT investment is expected to grow from $93.99 billion in 2014 to $151 billion in 2020.
The following three IoT products may have a disruptive impact.
Intelligent sensor
The sensor is only a box of playing cards, they are easy to install, and the impact will be far greater than their size. The Helium sensor measures temperature, humidity, air pressure, light and motion for up to three years without charging. Hospitals and restaurants are using them to ensure that medicines and food are stored at the right temperature. In an interview with Fast Company, Helium's chairman, Robert Chandholk, said: "This can be attributed to one question: How do you get information about the physical world and benefit your business?" Google Ventures ) Recently invested $20 million in the company.
The Cargosense sensor keeps a close eye on moving products. In addition to tracking temperature, humidity, pressure and luminosity, they also monitor vibration and tilt and record how the goods are handled during shipment on the pallet or container. Cargosense's services have attracted the interest of many companies in the food industry due to the establishment of standards for the conditions for the delivery of food in the new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
2. General Electric's Predix
Focusing on the development of the Industrial Internet of Things is a major component of GE's plan to boost sales and bring the company back to the top of the industry. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt even invented the term "Industrial Internet." According to The Street, the company has built a software platform called Predix, hoping that it "provides the factory with the same innovations that Apple's iOS brings to mobile phones."
Predix provides industry-scale data, analysis and automation. Wind turbine power plants are using the product to collect data on temperature, shaft center and vibration levels. In an interview with The Street, GE said: “The staff can change the blade's curvature or make other adjustments in real time, and each 100 megawatt power plant can add $100 million in value.â€
According to Fast Company, Predix is ​​also used in trains. Trains can use their sensors to notify mechanical problems in advance, and through their "cruise-fixing function, sorting large amounts of data and performing comprehensive analysis to help drivers get the most efficient. Speed ​​the train while saving fuel."
3. Human-machine cooperation robot
Rethink RoboTIcs said that the robots they developed, Baxter and Sawyer, were not built to complete the manufacturing work of the company. Rodney Brooks, the company's co-founder, said in an interview with TIme magazine: "Companies that buy these robots need to do what humans can't do. They use employees in a more positive way. Use their ingenuity more."
Baxter and Sawyer are much more advanced than traditional industrial robots. They can be learned through demonstrations—the workers grasp the “wrist†of the robot and show how to accomplish a task, and the robot can learn in a matter of minutes. Is it strange to work with these guys? In order to make the workers more comfortable, these robots have a digital "face", their eyes will look to the next place to go, and have sensors. Therefore, they will not inadvertently hit a real person. Steel furniture, the office furniture manufacturer, has started using Sawyer robots, which start at $30,000.
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