ioBridge is a closely held corporation based in Gainesville, Florida. We are a small team of very creative individuals whose expertise spans many engineering disciplines. The business started as an after-work project. However, once we reached a few early design milestones, it became obvious that our system was unlike anything currently available. It wasn’t long before ioBridge took on a life of its own and went from a side project to our top priority.
Inspiration
The inspiration behind ioBridge came from our co-founder’s personal website – an interactive fishcam that allows for a 24/7 view of his aquarium, water temperature, camera controls, and controllable robo-gator.
As the popularity of Jason’s Fishcam grew, so did the inquires about how the user interactivity was being accomplished. Most were disappointed to discover the complexity of the custom hardware and software involved. Eventually it became obvious that there was a demand for interfacing real world devices with the web. The challenge was to make it as easy as possible for the user but not limit our technology to one particular application. We knew that our success would be directly related to the creativity of our customers and flexibility of our system. After a few weeks of intense “whiteboarding sessions”, we had an architectural outline for a flexible, easy to use and scalable platform for connecting hardware to the web.
After 10 months of developing, we went public with our beta release in November 2008. All it took was a single post on a personal blog featuring an ioBridge based project and we were on the map. Never before had anyone married hardware to the web quite like we had. Removing the need to write custom software in complex programming languages or host a home web server was exactly what the DIY community was looking for. Since our initial release, we’ve been pleased with the steady stream of innovative projects and blog posts by our customers.
Worldwide users
As you can see from the map below, the ioBridge network is world-wide. Our platform is designed for low latency control and monitoring from any location with an internet connection. Our equipment and service will even work over satellite broadband connections. This gives users control capabilities even in the most remote areas.
Integration
We are interested in forming partnerships with other organizations. We can also help set up systems with many ioBridge modules on a private network with a dedicated ioBridge server for corporate customers. Our patent-pending technology can be weatherized, hardened, customized, and integrated into third-party systems. Our integration services are coupled with expertise in SCADA design, power monitoring, data logging, video streaming, robotics, communications, and Voice over IP.
We would be happy to hear from potential investors and partners. If you are interested, please contact us at investors@iobridge.com.
President and ioBridge co-founder: Jason Winters
Jason is responsible for hardware design and backend hardware-to-server communication. Prior to his work with ioBridge, he spent several years with a large defense contractor designing satellite communication hardware and advanced weapons systems. He is also an expert in the area of brain machine interfaces. His research regarding brain seizure detection and control has been published in medical and engineering journals. Jason has also received awards for designs in the areas of robotics and medical devices and been co-inventor on several patent applications.
MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
