Tag: sensor

  • How will IIoT impact tool and sensor functionality?

    How will IIoT impact tool and sensor functionality?

    Frequently, for change to happen, disruption precedes it. This is certainly true of the Industrial Internet of Things’ (IIoT) impact on the industrial world. Up to this point, this ongoing industrial revolution primarily impacted operations personnel. However, as cloud-based technologies become more cost-effective, maintenance teams are turning to the cloud to help them work smarter,…

  • How can augmented reality enable a more accurate biopsy?

    How can augmented reality enable a more accurate biopsy?

    The University of Twente is currently developing an innovative smartphone technology based on the usage of Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) and augmented reality (AR). This technology enables medical personnel to reconstruct 3-D body sections quickly, only by holding the smartphone around the area of interest. This smartphone will display the augmented layers of the…