US Navy eyes RFID
The US Navy plans to integrate passive radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into its unmanned underwater vehicle applications, reports RFID News.
Researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Centre are interested in acquiring RFID reader and tag technology for real-time position location and orientation for remotely operated vehicle crawlers.
According to the researchers, suitable RFID technology must be small enough for pier-side applications, resist the effects of shock and vibration and use less than 30 watts of power.
RFID improves healthcare monitoring
PositiveID has entered into an agreement with Siemens to expand PositiveID's platform for next generation patient monitoring, states RFID Solutions Online.
The Wireless Body RFID platform will be designed to improve disease management for diabetes and other chronic illnesses by allowing healthcare systems to communicate with each other and monitor patients wirelessly.
The platform also has the ability to identify medical devices, to allow them to communicate with an external reader to ensure proper medication dosages for the patient.
Robotic dinosaur Pleo gets smart
Pleo, the robotic dinosaur, has made a comeback into the market with interactive features, it was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show, says Cnet.
Pleo Reborn comes with plastic stones containing RFID chips that trigger behaviours in Pleo such as dancing, bowing, counting and singing.
Other RFID accessories, such as a plastic leaf, enable Pleo to eat, and if it doesn't eat, it becomes sick and irritable.
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