In early research, McKinsey emphasized that the distinctive character of the Internet of Things — which is predicted to be a $7.1 trillion market by 2020 – lay in its ability to operate with little or no “human intervention.” The initial vision involved embedding sensors and actuators in physical objects like UPS packages and factory machinery to sense the environment, transmit “huge volumes of data,” and facilitate new kinds of automation.
Make the Internet of Things More Human-Friendly
Using principles from cognitive science.
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