Post on 15-Apr-2017
transcript
Us & them
How the internet of things redefines our relationship to the world
designswarm.com@iotwatch
What is the internet of things?
The internet of things defines the potential new services, products and interactions that can exist by embedding cheap hardware and connectivity (web/mobile/radio) in previously unconnected physical products & spaces.
For which context are people building things?
Health& SafetyHome
Ed Tech
Work
TransportElderly care
Environment
Industrial
De-coupled e-commerce decisions (Amazon Dash / Echo)Screens on appliances (Samsung)Indoor environmental monitoring (SensorCubes)
Home : With & without screens
GPS Shoes for Alzheimer patients (Smart Sole)Medication (Glow caps)Fall detection (Lively)Personal safety (Artemis, Cuff)
Health & Safety: Remote monitoring, with & without screens.
Air Quality (Air Quality Egg, Origins)Radiation Levels (Safecast)
Environmental Monitoring: Making the invisible visible
Prototyping platforms (Arduino, Rpi, Sam Labs)Educating the next generation (Primo, Tio, TechWillSaveUs, Kano)
Ed Tech: Making the hammers
Hubs & plugs (WeMo)Software & Apps (Thington, Evrythng, Xively, SmartThings, IFTTT)
All: Tools to manage & enable
What are people building?
Software platform
Software platformwith hardware partner
Own hardware and software platform
Time to launch
Software platform6mo-1year
Software platformwith hardware partner
1-2 year
Own hardware and software platform
2-3 years
Time & money
Challenges
Software platformChicken without an egg
Software platformwith hardware partner
Takes a while to build partnerships
Own hardware and software platform
Little funding available.
Time & money
What’s missing?
Health& SafetyHome
Ed Tech
Work
Transport
Industrial
Elderly care
Environment
Environment
Conservation
IndependentLiving
Food Safety& Security
Why now?
We need to think of a connected product as serving the needs of a community, not just an individual.
Our industries need to be held accountable & their processes made transparent.
Our environment needs to be closely monitored & agricultural processes need to become more tech-savvy.
Why you?
The potential hasn’t fully been understood in all industries.
Consumers are starting to get it & invest. Usually through crowdfunding.
The partners are in place and ready (design, manufacturing, incubators, accelerators, supply chain)
Want to know more?
Read up iot.london/bookshelf
Watch #iot on Tweetdeck
Accelerators & Incubators• Breed Reply • Tech Stars / RGA• Highway1• HAX• Startupbootcamp Connected Devices