Gallery: A Startup Creating a Hyper-Smart Office That Tracks Everything

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    [Robin](https://getrobin.com/) is attempting to make the Internet of Things serious business by instrumenting offices with [iBeacons](http://stag4.wired.com/2013/12/4-use-cases-for-ibeacon-the-most-exciting-tech-you-havent-heard-of/) paired with a suite of productivity dashboards and apps.
  • Robin is a software layer that connects to worker's cell phones and other smart office infrastructure like door locks...
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    Robin is a software layer that connects to worker's cell phones and other smart office infrastructure like door locks, thermostats, and screens through iBeacons.
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    Using Robin's system an office drone can walk into a meeting room and feel like a queen as the software automatically books time on the room's calendar and transforms the worker's iPad into a control center for the space's lights and screens.
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    Workers can immediately see if a room is available, or which room their boss is in.
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    Managers can see how rooms are being used and how much of their team's time is lost to meetings.
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    An open API allows hackers to develop a plethora of new features by capturing use data and relaying it to objects in the space.
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