Startup Licenses UA-Invented Mining Sensor Network
At the core of the system is the ability to sense a miner’s location and body temperature, predict potential problems and recommend steps to avert health risks.
University of Arizona startup GUIA has licensed a mining communication and sensor platform developed by faculty in the UA’s College of Engineering and Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources. While the team’s initial focus for this “internet of things” system is mining, the company is looking to apply the technology to a number of other environments. (more…)