Internet-Connected Coca-Cola Machine
Students connected a Coke machine to the internet, allowing them to remotely check its stock and drink temperature, making it the first internet-connected appliance.
Significance
A foundational, albeit rudimentary, demonstration of a physical object providing remote data, a precursor to IoT.
Key facts
- Date
- 1982-01-01
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA