Hype and dreams of IoT

• The goal is to produce a robust, bendable, mass producible computer, complete with sensors and the ability to communicate with the outside world, for less than usd0.01 apiece

The reader emits radio waves that are used to transfer
data, but which also induce enough of a current in the chip to jolt it
into life (contactless credit cards work in a similar way).

• The computerisation of everything is a big topic, and one that will take decades to play out

• Scientists Bring The Sense Of Touch To A Robotic Arm May 20, 2021

• ESTIMOTE - The Physical World. Software-defined.

  People and assets can be located programmatically. Estimote's invisible technology makes things happen magically in the right place and at the right time.