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Bringing humans and machines even closer with sensors and AI
We can now use sensors and AI to determine a person's state of health or to objectively detect the mood of a situation. In this section, we introduce some examples of how these technologies can be used to improve the quality of our lives and work.
One of the issues facing the logistics industry in recent years is loss of pallets. We showcase the utilization of IoT technology to solve the problem of losing logistics pallets in this article.
The number of companies, especially startups, involved in femtech is increasing around the world. It is predicted that the size of the femtech market in Japan will reach about 2 trillion yen in 2025.
The bathroom, which is used daily in the home, is effective for fixed-point observation of human behavior data and living conditions. A movement is underway to utilize the bathroom in health management by combining the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor technology.
The Future of Healthcare and Technology
This article explores the use of IoT to promote self-care, medical care by patients themselves.
Let's take a look at IoT examples in nursing care facilities with a focus on sensor technology. This includes the introduction of IoT equipment that focus on efforts to reduce employee workloads.
The time people spend at home has increased significantly due to the spread of COVID-19. As a result, there are no doubt many people who have felt that the frequency of housework has increased (e.g. food preparation and clean-up, the amount and frequency of laundry, room cleaning, etc.).
The key to smart agriculture is the utilization of robots, AI, IoT, ICT and other advanced technologies. Introducing self-driving tractors, self-navigating drones, yield combine harvesters, harvesting robots, drones and other technologies into agriculture will solve long-standing challenges and secure a workforce of skilled workers while saving on labor and manpower. The goal is to realize a new and advanced form of agriculture in which yield and quality improve, costs decrease, and incomes increases.
Using IoT to prevent wildlife damage to crops caused when wild boars, deer, common raccoons and other wild animals devastate fields is garnering attention.
IoT is the key to breaking free from the dependence of maintenance work on intuition and unique skills. In Part 2, we will hear in detail from Kenichi Furutani, a consultant at Japan Excel-Management Consulting (JEMCO), about the specific methods and keys to implementing IoT for maintenance work.
