Tracking 100k Assets Before Having 100k Assets to Track
Blecon, a startup in Cambridge, UK, has developed a city-scale Bluetooth asset tracking simulator to prepare for the deployment of their new Bluetooth stickers. The simulator models asset movement and detection in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, allowing for realistic testing before hardware availability. This innovative approach aims to ensure that the asset tracking system can handle large volumes of assets efficiently.
- ▪Blecon created a simulator to test their Bluetooth asset tracking system before the actual hardware was available.
- ▪The simulator covers Birmingham and Wolverhampton, incorporating 70 stores and thousands of simulated assets.
- ▪Bluetooth stickers are a new device that allows assets to be tracked using nearby smartphones, offering a cost-effective alternative to GPS and RFID.
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| Original publisher | Adam Dunkels |
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 06:25:01 +0000 |
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How do you ensure that your asset tracking system works with 100k+ assets when the hardware to track those assets exist only in sample quantities? We used AI coding agents to build a city-scale Bluetooth asset tracking simulator in a matter of weeks, covering Birmingham and Wolverhampton with 70 stores and thousands of simulated assets, so that the system would be ready when the hardware arrived. Blecon, a startup based in Cambridge, UK, founded by the team behind the ARM Mbed OS, is known for its Bluetooth technology. Recently a new Bluetooth-based device entered the market: Bluetooth stickers. Those are peelable stickers that have a built-in Bluetooth chip and a printed battery.
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