“We were able to make the device completely inoperable by preventing a local operator from controlling the drill through the onboard display and disabling the trigger button."
This feels like one of those things that’ll go exactly opposite of what I expect. Ten years from now I’m be explaining to my grandkids how much harder live was before wrenches were Internet connected.
I can’t imagine a single valid reason to have an Internet connected wrench. But life is weird, so I’m guessing I’ll keep one synced to my fax machine someday.
I am not a fan of making everything part of ‘the internet of things’
Nearly all IoT items are developed for idiots, which is interesting because most of them are also made by idiots.
Iot wrenches are built for blue collar workers to ensure proper tooling of complex parts on production lines
And to then certify it’s tightened to spec and send that cert to a logging server, for things like aviation
except in this case, where it looks like there are more than valid reasons
This feels like one of those things that’ll go exactly opposite of what I expect. Ten years from now I’m be explaining to my grandkids how much harder live was before wrenches were Internet connected.
I can’t imagine a single valid reason to have an Internet connected wrench. But life is weird, so I’m guessing I’ll keep one synced to my fax machine someday.
Ok cool