Here’s something new in the communication sector in the emerging field of the Internet of Things (IoT). Skynet is an open source Instant Messaging (IM) service for connected devices and services, launched recently.
Skynet, not to be confused with the Artificial Intelligence company that Google bought last month, is a Cloud-based MQTT-powered network that scales to meet any needs whether the nodes are smart home devices, sensors, cloud resources, drones, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, among others. It is powered by Node.JS, known for fast, event-driven operations, ideal for nodes and devices such as RaspberryPi, Arduino, and Tessel.
When nodes and devices register with Skynet, they are assigned a unique id known as a UUID along with a security token. Upon connecting your node or device to Skynet, you can query and update devices on the network and send machine-to-machine (M2M) messages in an RPC-style fashion. Essentially, real time M2M communication is what Skynet aims for.
Image Credit: Skynet
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