Every second, technologies are developing fast, so our lives are changing, too. Famous technologies that most people know are robots, drones, A.I., and many more. One of the technologies that attracting people is IoT which means the Internet of Things. It means sharing data with the internet by attaching sensors to objects.

▲ A.I. speakers

IoT is already in our lives. A.I. speaker is one example of it. It can help you check your health easily. Internet of Medical Things is wearable devices to monitor a person's health and habits such as sleeping and exercise routine. With this data, it is possible to diagnose the patient exactly and improve curative value.

▲ Internet of medical things

Experts say that this future is not that far away. Many companies and governments are working hard to develop IoT technologies. Gwangju is planning to start a non-contact health care system for the elderly based on IoT Smartwatch, A.I. speakers, Bluetooth, and tonometer are going to be provided to seniors. Self-health check is possible with those devices. Also, the consultation will be managed online. The director of the Department of Social Welfare and Health Care mentioned that this project would show the possibility of health care using IoT technology and provide chances to elderly how they care for themselves. Meanwhile, Gwangjin-gu is promoting a support project to prevent seniors die alone. They are planning to provide a smart plug that checks the consumption of electricity and illuminance variation. With this, if the user's electricity consumption differs from usual, the community service center will get the alarm about the user.

Like this, IoT is helping people to live comfortably. As Covid-19 is spreading around the world, these technologies would be helpful.

Nov 23, 2020

by Kim Yerin