RFID · IoT · Sensing & Security
We design RFID and IoT infrastructure with Embodied AI for applications to Environmental Sensing, Learning, and Health
We design RFID and IoT infrastructure with Embodied AI for applications to Environmental Sensing, Learning, and Health
The MIT Auto-ID Laboratory coined the term "Internet of Things" (IoT) and traces its roots back to 1999 with the founding of the Auto-ID Center. The Auto-ID Labs is the research-oriented successor to the MIT Auto-ID Center, founded by Kevin Ashton, David Brock, Dr. Daniel Engels, Sanjay Sarma, and Sunny Siu with funding from Procter & Gamble, Gillette, the Uniform Code Council, and a number of other global consumer products manufacturers. The MIT Auto-ID Center was created to develop the Electronic Product Code, a global RFID-based item identification system intended to replace the UPC bar code. In October 2003, the Auto-ID Center was replaced by the newly founded research network, the Auto-ID Labs and EPCGlobal, an organization charged with managing the new EPC Network. Auto-ID Labs is responsible for managing and funding the continued development of EPC technology. Nowadays, we continue to lead research on RFID systems and disruptive IoT technologies that transform industries worldwide.