Coffee and rubber ducks help Deloitte’s ‘Mr. IoT’ explain the industrial future – SiliconANGLE
Ever since a sculptor patented a now-familiar rubber duck design in 1949, the iconic bath toy has steadily worked its way into global culture. It’s the name of a minor league baseball team (Akron Rubber Ducks), the focus of a race on the Thames River in Great Britain where 205,000 rubber ducks filled the waterway, and the subject of a world record 61-foot tall, 15-ton replica.
Now, the rubber duck is also the focus of an immersive augmented reality experience created by Deloitte Digital. The Virtual Factory app shows how a combination of industrial systems and preconfigured IoT accelerators can drive a supply network and create value across an entire factory production line in weeks. Read more…