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DESIGN
Maker Faire Rome Exhibitors Fast-Forward to

‘The Future in the Making’

By Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio

ew technologies and Industry 4.0 paradigms have forced a shift in the and promoted by Inail, leverages wireless
logic of production, employment, workplace safety, and even personal technologies and bio-cooperative algorithms
to evaluate a worker’s risk of harm in real time.
health and wellness. The goal is to reduce the risks associated with
Nworking and living environments, which are becoming increasingly LIGHTING
networked as a direct result of IoT devices (powered by next-generation net- Color rendering refers to a light source’s
ability to represent the color of the objects
works) and other technologies. Some intriguing initiatives that were featured and the surfaces it illuminates. Relio
at the recent Maker Faire Rome 2021 (MFR2021) highlighted the link between (Figure 1) was created to emit light that is
emerging technologies and design innovation in these areas and others. comparable to sunlight in purity, intensity,
and color rendering. Traditional LED lamps
prioritize energy efficiency over spectrum
INDUSTRY 4.0 continuity, resulting in unsatisfactory color rendering. Relio emits a
The Mac4Pro research project, co-financed by Italy’s National Institute continuous spectrum of visible light, revealing even the most subtle
for Insurance against Accidents at Work (Inail) and the Universities of color nuances for both in-camera shooting and naked-eye viewing.
Bologna, Rome Tor Vergata, Messina, and Milan Polytechnic, focuses
on the smart maintenance of industrial plants. Mac4Pro envisions the ROBOTICS AND AI
development of integrated 4.0 monitoring networks and advanced Arrow Electronics, a partner of Maker Faire Rome 2021, demonstrated
probabilistic models for the safe management of equipment and plants, applications that leverage the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
structures, and infrastructures. The system is based on data and infor- Gymnasio (Figure 2), designed to “democratize” training, lets users
mation on degradation processes and operating conditions pertaining monitor the quality of their workout from the comfort of their own
to current and expected future use, through periodic checks and real- home or in an open space, such as a park. The AI-based system recon-
time analysis. structs the user’s body in 3D and can both monitor and correct the
Smart clothing made of engineered textiles with embedded sensors user’s posture and movements. “It’s a solution for fitness in our homes
can monitor both the working environment’s ambient variables and the that was developed during the pandemic,” said Gymnasio CEO and
worker’s physiological data. The Sense Risc project, which is supported co-founder Daniele Gusmini.

Figure 1: Relio emits a continuous spectrum of visible light. Figure 2: Gymnasio “democratizes” workouts.
(Source: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio) (Source: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio)

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