Microsoft introduced a "smart" factory

Microsoft at a conference for developers Build 2017 showed a security system at enterprises that operate through cloud services using artificial intelligence. The conference broadcast is on the corporation website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL--C00M2CNI

The production automation system can, for example, with the help of computer vision to find tools and report that they are in an unsafe position.

The presentation showed how she was looking for a junk hammer in the workshop (the workshop model was erected right on the stage). The system can also recognize persons and determine those who are forbidden to touch this jack of hammer at the enterprise.

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Also, workers will be able to receive reports about incidents to mobile devices. As mentioned at the conference, for example, if a barrel with chemicals spilled somewhere, the factory employees will receive a fur notification about this in a smartphone.

The Build 2017 Conference will last three days, it is expected that Microsoft will tell you about the next large Windows update.