What Is The Internet of Things (IoT)
The Internet of Things may be a hot topic in the industry but it’s not a new concept. In the early 2000’s, Kevin Ashton was laying the groundwork for what would become the Internet of Things (IoT) at MIT’s AutoID lab. Ashton was one of the pioneers who conceived this notion as he searched for ways that Proctor & Gamble could improve its business by linking RFID information to the Internet. The concept was simple but powerful.
If all objects in daily life were equipped with identifiers and wireless connectivity, these objects could be communicate with each other and be managed by computers. In a 1999 article for the RFID Journal Ashton wrote:
“If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things—using data they gathered without any help from us — we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost. We would know when things needed replacing, repairing or recalling, and whether they were fresh or past their best. We need to empower computers with their own means of gathering information, so they can see, hear and smell the world for themselves, in all its random glory.
RFID and sensor technology enable computers to observe, identify and understand the world—without the limitations of human-entered data.”
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