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The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by jimmySixDOF »

In a related note, this week Google ATAP and Ford announced Ripple, a open standard for consumer radio sensing based on Project Soli (60 Ghz)

[1] https://github.com/CTA-Ripple/Ripple-v.0

[2] https://9to5google.com/2022/01/06/google-soli-radar-ripple/

Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by transpute »

kadoban wrote: post #4

Who is actually asking for this? It can't be for consumers just wanting to use the internet right? I don't get it.

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents...

  Security
  Environment Control
  Wake on approach, walk away lock
  Conference room occupancy
  Gesture control
  Elderly monitoring
  Baby monitoring
  Smart housekeeping
  Advertisement signage efficiency
  Motion detection
  Proximity detection
  People counting
  Human activity recognition
  Vital signs (e.g. heartrate) detection

Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by varenc »

zozbot234 wrote: post #7
kadoban wrote: post #4

Who is actually asking for this? It can't be for consumers just wanting to use the internet right? I don't get it.

It's most probably meant for opportunistic sensing in industrial environments, where it might become quite useful. It's not something you're going to use at home.

I think there’ll be a decent amount of home interest, particularly for home security. Linksys is already doing WiFi sensing as part of their various smart home products: https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=317804

The Linksys docs even mention how you may have to tune the sensitivity to filter out motion from your neighbors...

Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by transpute »

ahonhn wrote: post #25

Finally! X-Ray glasses like what the ads in the comic book promised!

Thanks, MIT! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Katabi

> In 2012, her work on Sparse Fourier Transforms was chosen as one of the top 10 breakthroughs of the year by Technology Review ... In 2014, on the celebration of Project Mac's 50th anniversary, her work on X-ray vision was chosen as one of the "50 ways that MIT has transformed computer science."

Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by thegagne »

Not mentioned in the article but a futuristic guess would be to provide omniscient eyes for AI/robots.

Short term smart bots that can navigate and clean a cluttered household with little kids and toddlers knocking about.

Longer term, maybe nanobots.

It could be Rosie from the Jetsons but more likely it’s Amazon analyzing my poop density to sell me some goofball supplements.

Re: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)

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Post by transpute »

thegagne wrote: post #28

Not mentioned in the article but a futuristic guess would be to provide omniscient eyes for AI/robots. Short term smart bots that can navigate and clean a cluttered household with little kids and toddlers knocking about. Longer term, maybe nanobots. It could be Rosie from the Jetsons but more likely it’s Amazon analyzing my poop density to sell me some goofball supplements.

Terahertz-radar doorbell breathalyzer virus test decides whether to smart unlock front door to allow leaving the house?

Philip K. Dick would be proud.

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