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Consumer IoT Products Have To Be Simple, Says iRobot CEO
- CRN, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 9:05 AM
While the Internet of Things has taken off in the commercial and business space, the opportunities in the consumer area have still not been realized, according to iRobot co-founder and CEO Colin Angle. “At this moment in time, the consumer Internet of Things – which is very different from the commercial Internet of Things – is somewhat of a failed promise,” Angle said. Angle explained that consumer IoT devices lack the basic user functionality that would enable success.
Because consumers need to be educated before they buy and manufacturers of IoT products are not doing that. They need to explain and demonstrate the benefits of these new connected devices or it will take a long time to get adoption on the consumer front.
Mark