Ambient Intelligence in Manufacturing: Organizational Implications

There are several references to research projects involving the Ambient Intelligence concept (AmI) in technical publications. These are mainly focused on applications linked to the everyday life of individuals at home, in the street, in the car, in public spaces – and largely related to leisure and to a specific concept of quality of life. But, we wonder, how does the AmI concept apply to the manufacturing field? What’s going on in the industrial environment? In this article we introduce a research project, Tekniker Foundation is currently conducting on organizational implications of the application of the AmI vision in a Manufacturing environment.