The Internet of Things (IoT, Internet of Things) refers to physical objects equipped with sensors and software to communicate wirelessly with other objects, such as devices or sensors, people and processes. This allows them to act autonomously and exchange information in real time with each other as M2M (machine-to-machine) and/or with a cloud.
Digital systems document, monitor and adapt every interaction between networked objects to achieve wireless automation and control with minimal human involvement.
The Internet of Things has since become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Already today, more than 10 billion IoT devices are interconnected.