International Business Machines Corporation

Kent R VanOoyen

Stan Kevin Daley

Tao Liu

Zhong-Hui Lin

Dean Phillips

Systems and methods for smart sensors are provided. A smart sensor includes: a case; a power adapter configured to be plugged directly into an electrical outlet; a computer processor; a microphone; a speaker; a camera; at least one sensor; a control switch; a sync button; a USB port; and a memory storing: an operating system; a voice control module; a peer interaction module; a remote interaction module; and a cognitive module. In embodiments, the power adapter includes prongs that extend from a back side of the case, and the microphone, the speaker, the camera, and the at least one sensor are on a front side of the case opposite the back side of the case.

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Greensboro, NC, United States of America

Kent R VanOoyen