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Java Keeps Retail and Industrial Sites Safe and Secure
Retail and industrial sites all have security zones restricted to authorized personnel. But counters, cash registers, stock, and other areas can be vulnerable to access by intruders when complete isolation is not possible. To help counter the threat, Perrone Robotics is OEM licensing a laser- and RFID-based security application built on its Java technology-based MAX robotics and automation platform to Comtrol Corporation, which is rolling out the system this year. The application fuses laser measurement sensors and RFID to detect when authorized personnel with RFID tags and unauthorized personnel without RFID tags enter a secure zone, providing zone security in the front office and integration with back-office security systems.
Java serves as the common operating environment and programming language for the company’s MAX platform. According to Perrone Robotics founder and CEO Paul Perrone, Java’s simplified approach to programming reduces errors and enables developers to focus on building more robust code. In addition to Java’s widespread proliferation and developer mind share, these advantages and a range of third-party software libraries and APIs make it an ideal language for complex programming tasks. Perrone adds that the company’s MAX platform is built on Java to leverage its features and extend them with rich, value-added software libraries for robotics, sensor, and embedded applications.
Perrone Robotics is using Java Platform, Mobile Edition (Java ME CLDC and Java ME CDC), Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE), and Java RTS to develop its robotics applications. Perrone plans to continue using Java to develop other products, as Java coupled with its MAX libraries has enabled his company to field complex robotics and automation applications faster and cheaper than competing solutions.
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