It’s very common for startups and innovation-driven companies to launch a prototype for a market need but then find it hard to refine it into a high quality product that truly satisfies that need. It’s a stumbling block I wanted to avoid in bringing our Hyco ring scanner to market for logistics, manufacturing, and commerce.

Instead of relying on a label for item identification, each package is equipped with a Hyco wireless light tag that provides an audio-visual cue to its whereabouts. When a driver arrives at the delivery destination, the tags provide audio and visual signals so the driver can locate packages in 1 to 5 seconds without having to waste time searching for the correct items in the vehicle.

Our HYCO Ring Scanner can reduce power consumption by as much as 80 percent compared to traditional scanners on the market. In addition, because our scan engine only uses 5 percent of the power consumption found in traditional solutions, we need only a very small battery to operate the scanner.

Our Hyco W26 ring scanner, fully charged, can operate for 24.5 hours (about 14397 scans). Compared to similar products on the market, our scanner provides industrial ruggedness while offering a lighter weight and smaller size to improve the user experience.

If the intent is to help drivers find packages more readily in a vehicle to expedite delivery, then the addition of wireless light tag on the items would provide visual and sound clues for spotting location, resulting in a more effective approach for quick retrieval.

We believe our GoHomeEarly solution eliminates non-essential actions that are pain points for drivers while simultaneously providing for a human-centric technology deployment that improves productivity. Our solution uses Hyco’s wireless light tag in combination with a wearable computer for the driver. Placed on the packages, the light tags provide visual and sound clues for the driver to quickly locate items in a delivery van. The wearable computer provides verbal guidance for routing and delivery.