At the heart of the new company's activities, initially, are various sensor-based applications related to so-called "smart homes," as well as applications in the areas of transportation, logistics, and road traffic.
"Vehicles, smartphones, machines... By 2015, there will already be some 6 billion devices connected to the Internet. This will enable new services that will transform people's daily lives and already offer enormous commercial potential. It's about intelligent networking within a global system," says Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of Robert Bosch GmbH, who concludes: "The creation of Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH is an important strategic step to expand our offering in the field of the Internet of Things and Services."
Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH is headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, and will have additional centers in Coimbatore, India, and Suzhou, China. The focus of the activities will be the development of networked sensors and actuators, such as those for automatically switching lights on and off or automatically opening and closing valves.
Tiny elements for a networked world:
Minimal MEMS micromechanical sensors measure acceleration, air pressure, the Earth's magnetic field, rotational speed, noise, or temperature. When intelligently programmed with software algorithms and equipped with microcontrollers, a miniature battery, and a tiny radio chip, they can evaluate this measurement data and send the results via the internet, for example, to the user's smartphone. This allows virtually every device used in everyday life to be connected to the internet, thus bridging the gap between the virtual and real worlds.
Bosch draws on its extensive experience in developing and manufacturing products in the fields of electronics and sensors. Currently, Bosch manufactures over one billion micro-mechanical sensors annually, making it one of the world's leading suppliers of MEMS sensors for automotive and consumer electronics.
MEMS sensors were introduced into automotive electronics in the 1980s and 90s. The widespread use of smartphones, tablets, and video game consoles since the beginning of the 21st century has led to further expansion, now revitalized by their application in the Internet of Things and Services. The sensors, signal processing, batteries, and transmitters are now so tiny, energy-efficient, and affordable that they can be used by billions of people and objects.
Numerous application areas offer greater comfort, safety, and efficiency.
A "smart home" equipped with sensors and software can detect, for example, that upstairs windows are open and link this information to online weather reports. To protect against an impending storm, the system could automatically close the windows and lower the blinds. With the help of "smart plugs", the irrigation system of a planter can be automatically switched on and off depending on the degree of moisture in the soil.
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