The Internet of Things is the idea that all physical objects could communicate data over the internet to other connected devices . In rural Wales , researchers have begun a study into the Internet of Things , attaching computers to livestock to gather information . They say the beauty of sheep is that they flock together -- easily transmitting data between the flock . `` This gives it a very different flavor . '' When the flock was close to an internet receiving device it would transmit data to computers at Lancaster University .
The Internet of Things is the idea that all physical objects could communicate data over the internet to other connected devices . In rural Wales , researchers have begun a study into the Internet of Things , attaching computers to livestock to gather information . They say the beauty of sheep is that they flock together -- easily transmitting data between the flock . When the flock was close to an internet receiving device it would transmit data to computers at Lancaster University .