RFID-Enhanced Robots Enable New Applications

Explore a cutting-edge lecture on RFID-enhanced robots and their applications in healthcare, asset tracking, and remote sensing. Discover how mounting long-range RFID readers on mobile robots and drones enables them to access virtually infinite vantage points, including hard-to-reach locations. Learn about groundbreaking advancements in robotics made possible by employing mobile readers in unstructured environments like offices, homes, and outdoor spaces. Delve into practical examples such as inventory management in homes, object retrieval for older adults, and drone-based remote sensing for various applications including soil moisture monitoring, crop surveillance, water quality assessment, and infrastructure inspection. Gain insights from Travis Deyle, an expert in passive UHF RFID systems and co-founder of Cobalt Robotics, as he shares his extensive experience and knowledge in this 48-minute presentation from the Paul G. Allen School.