Taiwan shows evolution towards 'smart agriculture' with the help of Zytronic

For the exhibition being held at the National Museum of Science and Technology, an interactive table has been installed, equipped with a ZyBrid glass touch sensor 43 inches, combined with a ZXY500 multi-touch controller, supporting object recognition and up to one hundred independent touch points.

With the arrival of the Internet of things (IoT), Big Data and machine learning (machine learning), Many companies can collect and analyze information quickly and accurately to adjust their processes and improve productivity and quality..

When the National Museum of Science and Technology (National Science and Technology Museum) Taiwan started building its 'smart agriculture' exhibition, as a new exhibition that expanded the exhibition 'The history of agriculture’ (The Story of Taiwan Agriculture), We were looking for a technological solution that was attractive and dynamic.

The hall showcases the development of Taiwan's agriculture and the achievements made in this vital industry. With an extension of 36.000 km², Taiwan benefits from rich natural and geographical resources, which earned it the name Ilha Formosa or Beautiful Island by Portuguese sailors in the mid-16th century. One of the most widespread forms of agriculture on the island is pig farming..

For this updated exhibition, They wanted to show the advances made using modern and interactive technologies to encourage visitor participation. To highlight how the island's pig farming industry has embraced technology, increasing productivity and improving animal welfare, the museum turned to Techart Group to create an interactive touch table.

Having previously worked with Zytronic and its interactive tables for several mobile phone companies, including a table 21,6 inches for Fetnet and a larger one for 60 inches for Taiwan Mobile, Techart Group knew it was in good hands.

For this project, Zytronic proposed a multi-touch sensor with object recognition capability built into the associated touch controller firmware.

When used on touch tables, Object recognition technology provides a novel way for the user to interact with the touch screen, using an 'artifact’ Properly designed physical with each object linked to different content displayed on the screen.

Techart Group selected a ZyBrid glass touch sensor from 43 inches, combined with a ZXY500 multi-touch controller, supporting object recognition and up to one hundred independent touch points while delivering fast millisecond responses.

Besides, The specified glass featured an anti-glare finish to reduce direct reflection from overhead lighting and create a smooth, low-friction experience as users' fingers move across the touchscreen surface.

Zytronic also prepared and supplied a set of individualized, detectable disk objects so that Techart Group could develop its software content using the application program interface. (API) to recognize and react appropriately when each artifact is placed on the touch table surface.

“Zytronic's ZyBrid sensor technology offers very fast touch response and excellent touch accuracy. Object recognition allowed us to shorten our development time. This would normally have been achieved using a camera system to detect shapes and correctly decipher the information.", comenta, technical director of the Techart Group.

The combination of Zytronic touch controllers and large format touch sensors with integrated object recognition capabilities, along with custom interactive software from Techart Group, proved to be the ideal solution to offer a fully immersive multi-user experience.