The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how industrial and consumer
markets are developing. Robotic devices, drones and autonomous vehicles,
blockchains, augmented and virtual reality, digital assistants and machine
learning (artificial intelligence or AI) are the technologies that will provide
the next phase of development of IoT applications. The combination of
these disciplines makes possible the development of autonomous systems
combining robotics and machine learning for designing similar systems. This
new hyperconnected world offers many benefits to businesses and consumers,
and the processed data produced by hyperconnectivity allows stakeholders in
the IoT value network ecosystems to make smarter decisions and provide
better customer experience.