Wiliot brings generative AI to real-time supply chain analytics [Video]

Wiliot Ltd., a company that develops tiny, battery-free internet of things devices that enable data to be captured and transmitted as items traverse supply chains, is adding a generative artificial intelligence front end to its cloud analytics platform to allow customers to formulate sophisticated queries about the status and history of tracked items using natural language.

Supply chain professionals can use the WiliBot chatbot to inquire about the status of individual items and ask complex questions such as which items are the best candidates to display on the supermarket shelf based on how they were handled on the journey from manufacturer to consumer.

Wiliot’s core product, IoT Pixels, are small, low-cost, sticker-like devices that harvest energy from ambient radio frequencies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular signals to operate without batteries. The tags cost about 30 cents each and are expected to fall to a dime by early next year. They …