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Meet "OSHbot" Lowes New Store Helper; Goodbye Retail Associates, Hello Robots

MishTalk

Advances in sensors, wireless networking, voice recognition and design prototyping are enabling us to build the smart retail robots that can autonomously navigate through stores, help communicate with customers to understand what they need and locate it quickly. Not even the most knowledgeable human clerk can do that. It''s well worth a play.

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Using IoT Data to Understand How Your Products Perform

Harvard Business

Since 2011, General Electric has publicly stated it would spend more than $1 billion on developing sensors, wireless devices, and related software to install on its aircraft engines, power turbines, locomotive trains and other machinery. For example, Procter & Gamble has had an electronic toothbrush with wireless sensors for two years.

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Your Biggest Cybersecurity Weakness Is Your Phone

Harvard Business

Employee data was cited by 37%, followed by wireless access of networks at 34% and bring-your-own-device efforts at 29%.). Given that reality, mobile security needs to be part of the broader policy and procedure mix. Audit networks, retool and continually update security policies, and migrate systems to a more secure provider.

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Enhancing Customer Insights with Public Location Data

Harvard Business

Beacons are battery-powered wireless sensors installed in retail stores or event venues that detect nearby consumers who have opted in to alerts through Bluetooth or other technologies and that relay information to consumers’ mobile devices. This can help increase short-term sales as well as build long-term brand loyalty.

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