Diffusion of the “Internet of Things” on the world of skilled work and resulting consequences for the man–machine interaction

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 1 Characteristics of the “Internet of Things” in the field of logistics

Level	1	2	3
Technology	Auto ID	Sensors	Embedded system
Energy supply	Induction	Accumulator	Self-sustained
Connectivity	Manual readout	On demand	Continuously
Capacity to process information	Storage	Message	Decision-making
Aggregation level	Packing level	Object level	Component
Location of intelligence	Network	Object	Distributed