Industries Currently Being Served Best by IoT Applications
The most interesting areas that the survey discusses as currently being served by IoT devices and development include home automation (19 percent), wearables (13 percent), fitness (11 percent) and automotive (11 percent) applications. Success stories like FitBit and its recent IPO as well as the availability of devices like the Nest in big-box stores are paving the way toward widespread consumer adoption of IoT devices.
With the advent of the Apple Watch, wearable technologies have gained much customer-facing attention, both positive and negative, but many IoT wearables are both less glamorous and less expensive. The military has also provided fertile ground for developing integrated wearables, like those in the areas of infrared sensing and night vision. These applications can all be seen as the trailblazers in a history that is still unfolding. Additionally, medical applications are rapidly maturing, merging wireless technologies and sensors to monitor health. These innovations range from tiny devices to monitor heart rate all the way up to caregiving robots already in use in Japan and Europe.