Blog - Gravio

[Case Study] Kodama Foundation Inc, Shinsei Hospital

Automatic detection of unauthorised patients going out or wandering around the hospital by integrated use of face recognition camera AI and IoT sensors. The monitoring system provides security and peace of mind to both patients and hospital staff.

April 29, 2022

The Four Ds: The Future of Business IoT

The future is 4D - How businesses thrive in the future applying the 4D principle

April 18, 2022

IoT Software Landscape Map 2022

Download our first iteration of our IoT Software Landscape Map for free here.

March 25, 2022

[Case Study] How Omnitribe Improved Idea Testing And Application Building Of A Smart Carpark Using IoT With Gravio

Post Summary: This series showcases one of our partners and how they use Gravio in their organization. Omnitribe, a subsidiary of Embrio Enterprises, is a Singapore based company that focuses on Proptech. They are building a smart car park application and in this article, it will cover how they have used it to improve their testing and processes with Gravio.

February 9, 2022

[Tutorial] Pushing IoT Sensor Data to Google Data Studio to Create a Time Series Graph

In this tutorial we learn how to send data from a Gravio Edge environment to a MySQL database using HTTP, and then setup Google Data Studio to read that data from a MySQL database to visualise the data.

February 2, 2022

Hardware Pioneers Max 2021: The Future is at the Edge

A summary from the Gravio team on some of the opportunities, benefits and themes from Hardware Pioneers Max 2021 that we attended in London, with a focus around Edge Computing and its future.

January 12, 2022

[Tutorial] Easy IoT: How To Create A Do-Not-Disturb Light For Your Home Office

Tutorial on how to create a Do-Not-Disturb Light for your home office. which notifies loved ones at home when people are having a meeting/conference. The notifications come in the form of changing the colours of the Gravio Light (from Off to Green, or, Green to Red) when an Aqara Button is pressed. The Gravio Light can be placed anywhere that is convenient at home, usually near the home office. With this simple solution, there will be fewer interruptions during online video meetings.

January 10, 2022

[Tutorial] Full Tutorial from Start to Finish: Using TensorFlow to Train Your own Computer Vision Detection Model to Find out if Your Sink Needs Washing Up

In this tutorial, we learn how to create your own computer vision models using Google’s Vision AI TensorFlow Lite model, and deploy it to Gravio. This tutorial includes all steps.

December 20, 2021

[Tutorial] Easy IoT: When is your Office, Store or Waiting room busiest?

Tutorial on how to see how busy your Office, Store or Waiting room is by using a simple people counting feature using a USB or Network Camera with Gravio, so that you can learn and enhance how people use and interact with your environments.

December 9, 2021

[Tutorial] Easy IoT: Smart Office Kitchen Timer For Coffee Breaks

Tutorial on how to create a Smart Office Coffee Break System which notifies the team when people want to/are going on their coffee breaks within the office. The notifications come in the form of displaying a coffee cup icon on the display matrix and changing the colour of the Gravio Light to red, indicating the start of a coffee break. A countdown timer will begin and once it expires, it will display the current time, indicating the end of a coffee break.

November 25, 2021

[Tutorial] How to take a screenshot on your Mac, send it to a local multimodal AI (LLava/Ollama), and trigger an API

In this blog post we learn how to take a screenshot on a mac, send that screenshot to a local AI (in this case Llava/Ollama) and trigger an API

June 30, 2024

Coming Thursday, 27th June Learning Session: High Level Strategies with MQTT

Learn more about MQTT this June.

June 21, 2024

[Tutorial] Using Ollama, LLaVA and Gravio to Build a Local Visual Question and Answer AI Assistant

Tutorial on how to use Gravio, Ollama, LLaVA AI to build a local Visual Question and Answer (VQA) application. Anyone can build this solution without coding required and deploy it as a PoC or even in a production environment if the use case fits.

May 27, 2024

Unlocking Real-Time Efficiency: Understanding Webhooks

Webhooks are automated messages sent between apps in real-time when an event occurs, using HTTP POST requests. They deliver data instantly, reducing the need for regular API polling and bandwidth. Useful in factory automation, content management, and IoT, webhooks support efficient, real-time inter-app communication. Gravio's latest version supports both internet-based and local webhooks, enhancing data handling and responsiveness without constant polling.

April 30, 2024

Coming Thursday, 25th April Learning Session: Learn about VQA with Hands-On Demos

Learn about VQA this April - an emerging technology concept out of AI

April 18, 2024

We're Launching our Free Last Thursday of the Month "Tech Learning Kopi Sessions" in our Singapore Office

We're launching the free Tech Learning Kopi Sessions

March 19, 2024

What is VQA? How could this Technology Disrupt your Industry?

Visual Question Answering (VQA) combines computer vision with natural language processing, offering a versatile AI tool for interpreting images. It has wide-ranging applications across industries but faces challenges such as high computational demands and potential biases which can be overcome by using the right tools and equipment. Gravio's integration with OpenAI demonstrates VQA's practical use, enabling organizations a chance to disrupt their respective industries. In this article, we will explore various use cases and how they may be applicable to you or a business.

February 2, 2024

Using IoT and Edge Computing to Extend HashMicro’s ERP Platform

HashMicro, an ERP solution provider, works with Asteria's Gravio to integrate edge and cloud computing, enhancing business operations across industries. Their collaboration offers advanced functionalities in manufacturing, retail, and warehouse management through IoT and sensor technology. This strategic collaboration positions HashMicro as a leader in delivering innovative, future-ready ERP solutions.

December 8, 2023

IR Blasters: Integrating IR Controlled Devices into Your IoT Infrastructure using Gravio

Learn about retrofitting with IR Blasters

November 30, 2023

Unlocking Potential: Dive into the World of the ONVIF Standard

Introduction to Onvif

September 29, 2023