Internet of Things with Fexingo: Connected Devices, Sensors, and Industrial IoT

Wildfire season is getting worse, and power lines are often the spark. This episode zooms in on a specific case: Pacific Gas & Electric's deployment of high-resolution IoT sensors across 25,000 miles of transmission infrastructure in California. Lucas and Luna break down how these grid-mounted sensors—accelerometers, temperature probes, and humidity detectors—feed data into a machine-learning mode...

Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising world of IoT-powered retail loss prevention. They explore how a regional grocery chain cut theft by 22% using Ceptology's sensor-based system — no cameras, no AI facial recognition, just pressure sensors, RFID tags, and smart shelves. Lucas explains the technology behind 'scan-and-go' friction zones and how false-accusation liability actually dropped. Luna q...

Every year, dozens of farm workers are killed in grain bin entrapments—suffocating under thousands of bushels of corn or soybeans. On this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of IoT temperature, moisture, and carbon dioxide sensors can detect the early signs of grain spoilage that leads to dangerous crusting and bridging. They walk through a real deploy...

Museums lose an estimated $4-6 billion annually to art theft, but a new wave of IoT sensors is making masterpieces harder to steal than ever. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how museums like the Rijksmuseum and the Louvre are embedding tiny vibration, tilt, and proximity sensors into frames and pedestals. These sensors detect unauthorized movement in milliseconds, triggering silent alarms...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are being deployed in hospitals to prevent healthcare-associated infections. They focus on a concrete case: the use of UV-C disinfection robots equipped with IoT sensors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, which reduced C. diff infection rates by 35% in 2025. The conversation covers how connecte...

Episode 49 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into the world of construction crane safety. Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors — load cells, anemometers, inclinometers — are being retrofitted on tower cranes to prevent tip-overs and structural failures. The episode centers on a 2024 incident in Seattle where a crane collapsed during a wind gust, killing one worker. Today, sensors now meas...

Landslides cause billions in damage and thousands of deaths annually, but a new generation of IoT sensors is giving communities early warning. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a pilot project in the Swiss Alps where a network of soil moisture sensors, tiltmeters, and acoustic emission detectors monitors a slope above the village of Brienz. They discuss how the system measures subsurface wat...

Episode 47 of Internet of Things with Fexingo explores how IoT sensors are being used to monitor the structural health of bridges in real time. Lucas and Luna discuss a specific case: the 2020 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh and how a network of accelerometers, strain gauges, and tilt sensors could have detected early warning signs. They look at the technology behind wireless stru...

Episode 46 of Internet of Things with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into a specific, underreported use of connected sensors: residential natural gas leak detection. They examine the technology behind a new generation of low-power methane sensors that can detect leaks at the parts-per-million level and communicate wirelessly with smart home hubs. The conversation contrasts these with conventional,...

Lucas and Luna dive into the world of water-leak detection in multi-unit residential buildings. They explore how tiny IoT sensors placed under sinks and behind toilets are catching micro-leaks before they cause catastrophic damage. The episode centers on a real case study: a 200-unit building in Manhattan that reduced its water damage claims by 74% over 18 months using a mesh network of battery-po...

This episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into how IoT sensors are being used to prevent power-line-sparked wildfires. Lucas and Luna explore a real-world case: a utility in California that deployed thousands of line-mounted sensors to detect conductor slap, tree contact, and insulator leakage before faults ignite. They discuss the sensor technology — vibration, temperature, and curren...

Grain silo explosions are a persistent danger in agricultural facilities, causing fatalities and millions in damage each year. This episode explores how a network of IoT sensors—monitoring temperature, gas levels, and humidity—is being deployed to detect the early warning signs of combustion. We look at the tragic 2017 blast that killed six workers at the Didion Milling facility in Wisconsin, a ca...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are transforming safety at one of the world's busiest container ports: the Port of Rotterdam. They dive into a specific case where vibration sensors and wearable tags reduced dockworker injuries by 34% in just the first year. The episode covers the technology behind real-time danger zone alerts, the shift from reactive to predictive safety pr...

In episode 41 of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into an overlooked but fast-growing IoT application: predictive maintenance for commercial fitness equipment. They focus on a real case at a national gym chain called FitCore, which deployed vibration sensors and current monitors on treadmills, ellipticals, and weight machines across 200 locations. By analyzing motor harmonics a...

In Episode 40 of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a specific industrial safety application: using IoT sensors to detect early-stage overheating in lithium-ion battery storage at warehouses. They break down how thermal runaway happens, the role of gas and temperature sensors, and a real example from a 2025 facility that avoided disaster. The episode also covers the business c...

Episode 39 of IoT with Fexingo dives into a hidden but critical use case for connected sensors: preventing sewage overflows in urban wastewater systems. Lucas and Luna examine how cities like Cincinnati and Atlanta are deploying IoT networks to monitor pipe levels, detect blockages early, and avoid basement backups and river contamination. They break down the specific sensor technology—ultrasonic...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are revolutionizing cold chain logistics to prevent food spoilage. They focus on the specific case of Blue Spark Technologies' temperature sensors used by a major US grocery chain, which saved an estimated $12 million in spoilage losses in the first year. The discussion covers how continuous monitoring from...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors embedded in road surfaces are predicting and preventing potholes before they ever appear. They dive into a pilot project in Helsinki, Finland, where a network of vibration and moisture sensors has reduced pothole formation by 30 percent in just one year. The hosts discuss the sensor technology—accelerometers measuring road strain and moisture...

Hospital alarm fatigue — where overwhelmed nurses ignore or disable bed exit alarms, call buttons, and vital sign monitors — contributes to an estimated 200 to 1,000 patient deaths per year in the US alone. This episode looks at how IoT sensor networks are tackling the problem at one specific hospital: Boston Medical Center. Since deploying a unified IoT platform from a startup called PatientSafe...

Episode 35 dives into the quiet revolution in school air quality monitoring. Lucas and Luna explore how low-cost IoT sensors are being deployed in classrooms to track CO2, PM2.5, and VOCs in real time. They focus on a case study from Baltimore City Public Schools, which installed over 2,000 sensors across 120 buildings starting in 2024. The discussion covers why CO2 levels often spike to 2,000 ppm...

Landfills are the third-largest source of human-caused methane in the United States, and regulators are starting to crack down. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of low-cost IoT sensors — developed by a startup called Sensoneo — is giving landfill operators real-time methane readings for the first time. They walk through a specific deployment at a municipal landfill in Ohio, wh...

Episode 33 of Internet of Things with Fexingo explores a growing frontier for connected sensors: wildfire detection and prevention. Lucas and Luna examine how a network of low-cost environmental sensors deployed across California's high-risk zones is giving firefighters hours of advance warning. They break down the tech: temperature, humidity, wind, and particulate-matter sensors feeding data into...

Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are transforming the storage phase of olive oil production. They focus on a specific case: a cooperative in Tuscany that deployed temperature, humidity, and gas sensors in their aging tanks to prevent oxidation and spoilage. The episode details how the sensors detect volatile organic compounds and trigger alerts when conditions deviate, saving the cooperative...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensor technology is being repurposed for humanitarian demining. They discuss a specific project in Ukraine where low-cost vibration and metal-detection sensors are networked via mesh radio to map minefields remotely, reducing human risk. The conversation covers the technical challenges—false positives from battlefield debris, battery life in extreme...

Episode 30 of Internet of Things with Fexingo takes you inside a rhino sanctuary in South Africa where IoT sensors are being used to combat poaching. Lucas and Luna explore how connected collars with accelerometers and heart-rate monitors detect poaching events in real time, alerting rangers within minutes. They discuss the technology stack — from LoRaWAN networks to edge computing — and the chall...