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              Researchers develop RFID ‘smart tags’ for workplace
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Researchers at Lancaster University are developing a new generation of ‘smart tags’ to “help keep workers safe on construction sites.” NEMO technology in development The research project is creating tiny Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags, with sensors and memory, which can be embedded in everyday objects - such as tools - and communicate via a network using wireless technology. These can be used for example to help monitor people using heavy machinery – ensuring they are working safely within the recommended guidelines.
A drill with a smart tag Smart tags could transform Health and Safety in the modern workplace. For example, the information can be used by employers and workers to monitor their exposure to vibrations from power tools such as drills which can lead to a painful condition called ‘vibration white finger’. In an interview with the BBC online, Dr Gerd Kortuem of Lancaster University’s Computing Department, said RFID tags were getting smarter and more communicative as bigger memory, basic processing power and wireless technologies are added to them.
Dr Gerd Kortuem “We are trying to embed a little more intelligence beyond location by adding sensors and by networking these objects together,” he said. The project – known as NEMO (or Networked Embedded Models and Memories of Physical Work Activity) is an EPSRC-Funded Collaborative Research Project. The project runs for four years, and involves close collaboration with world-leading companies including Agilent, BP, Carillion and In Touch. It involves Dr Gerd Kortuem, Professor Nigel Davies, Professor Hans Gellersen, Professor David Hutchison and Dr Joe Finney, all of the Computing Department, Dr Jerry Busby, Management School and Dr Linden Ball, Psychology. For further information on their research go to http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/nemo/ To read the BBC article on line go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7207514.stm Have Your Say: Researchers develop RFID ‘smart tags’ for workplace Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Researchers develop RFID ‘smart tags’ for workplace”
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So they’re making technology that people will have to work around and make things done later resulting in more costs overall?
Nice.