GIRBAU SMART SHELF · Identifying physical objects

Context

GIRBAU SMART SHELF was a smart-shelf prototype for Girbau, developed in the context of Maccion. RFID technology provided a way to approach the identification of physical items in an industrial application. The case is relevant because it connects technology with a material environment.

My role

I contributed during a four-month internship at Maccion. My role was to help with the prototype during a short period of applied learning, working on a solution connected to a concrete industrial need.

What I did

• Contributed to work on the smart-shelf prototype for Girbau, within the Maccion team and the scope of my internship.
• Worked with an industrial application of RFID, where technical identification had to relate to physical items.
• Gained experience of a solution through a concrete prototype, where the context of use mattered as much as the technology itself.

Technology and scope

RFID, prototyping and industrial IoT. My experience covered contributing to the smart-shelf prototype during my internship at Maccion.

Outcome and learning

The experience allowed me to work with technology applied to a physical need. It illustrates how I like to learn: understand the environment, relate it to a technical solution and consider its purpose in use. That connection explains its relevance to my current industrial focus.