Wiliot announced that its ambient IoT Pixels and Visibility Platform have been included in TIME’s list of Notable Inventions of 2023.
The Wiliot ambient IoT Visibility Platform bridges the digital and physical domains using its IoT Pixels – stamp-sized, self-sustained computing devices that are remarkably affordable. These IoT Pixels can be affixed to any item to link it to the Internet; this includes not only high-end items such as vehicles, appliances, and cargo containers but also their contents: fruit, vegetables, vaccine containers, clothing, boxes, and a wide array of other items.
Upon connection, products send real-time, item-specific data about their location, temperature, humidity, and carbon footprint – providing businesses with the information essential to lower carbon emissions and boost supply chain eco-friendliness.
To assemble the 2023 notable inventions list, TIME gathered suggestions from editors and correspondents globally and through a digital application method, giving particular focus to emerging sectors, such as AI, green energy, and eco-friendliness. TIME subsequently assessed each nominee based on a variety of principal criteria, including innovation, effectiveness, aspiration, and influence.
“Supply chain inefficiencies and wastage exert a notable toll on the environment,” commented Antony Yousefian, Wiliot’s VP of Climate & Circularity. “Wiliot addresses these inefficiencies with an ambient IoT that imparts intelligence and internet connectivity to every individual item within the global supply chain, facilitating products to convey item-specific details about their position, temperature, and carbon impact. It is a privilege to see Wiliot and our pioneering ambient IoT Pixels acknowledged by TIME’s editors.”
With Wiliot, companies now have access to the real-time carbon data for each product within their supply chains, offering them an accurate real-time perspective of their carbon impact.
Yousefian further highlighted: “What used to be monitored approximately, in collective terms, and annually, is now observable in real-time, at the item level, and with utmost precision – a shift that promises to significantly influence global eco-friendliness.”
Regarding the new compilation, TIME’s editors noted, “The outcome is a list of 200 pioneering inventions (and 50 special mentions) – encompassing an advanced supercomputer, an innovative entertainment venue, and a novel geometric form – that are shaping the way we live, work, enjoy, and contemplate potentialities.”
Beyond its real-time carbon tracing, Wiliot’s ambient IoT Visibility Platform is aiding several of the globe’s prominent companies in transitioning to fully automated, wholly transparent supply chains that address the demands of omni-channel rivalry, diminish wastage, elevate food safety standards and quality, and boost medicinal effectiveness.
Clothing companies and fashion entities are collaborating with Wiliot to establish circular economies for apparel items that prolong their utility and recycling, while pharmaceutical entities utilise Wiliot to ensure medicines maintain the proper temperature from bottling to administration.
Moreover, the Wiliot platform plays a significant role in assisting food producers and sellers in adhering to recent FDA traceability regulations. Under the Food Safety and Modernisation Act’s Rule 204 (FSMA 204), companies are obligated to monitor food product safety and disseminate traceability information to both the FDA and the public.
Following a series of commercial achievements and acknowledgements – encompassing client contracts, manufacturing collaborations, esteemed event invitations, and award recognitions – Wiliot is collaborating with several of the world’s largest retail, food & beverage, and medical companies. To fulfil these extensive orders, Wiliot has allied with prominent smart tag producers – Avery Dennison, Identiv, and Tadbik – facilitating Wiliot’s capacity to cater to rising demand.
Demonstrating its potential to influence climate change positively, Wiliot was invited to participate in COP 27 to display its IoT Pixels and enlighten global leaders on its efforts to foster sustainable supply chains.
Wiliot has received recognition from several globally respected institutions with assorted awards – a VIP Award from NRF, a GLOMO Award from MWC, a Cool Vendor Award from Gartner, and now a Notable Invention Award from TIME.