Most beneficiary vending machines are PPE Vending machine which dispenses personal protective equipment's such as glasses, gloves, PPE Kit etc. This is highly essential for Industrial sites, Hospitals and construction sites. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the role of personal protective equipment is very crucial because it avoids contact, droplet or airborne. Many hospitals and medical agencies reported and believed that existing system lack features like contactless access and inventory management of PPE items viz. face mask, hand gloves, clothing suit, respirators, shields, helmets, sanitizers etc. In this paper, Internet of Thing based smart personalized protective equipment vending machine is developed. The RFID technology is used to scan the authorized user and dispense desired item with contactless and keep live tracking of inventory. The live inventory data is transferred to remote system using Webhook software platform. © 2021 IEEE.
Design and development of smart personal protective equipment vending machine using internet of thing