Abstract: A system for object and information collection comprises a handheld tool to grab the object. The handheld tool comprises a trigger, a grabber mechanism, and a switch, wherein a user actuates the trigger to pick up an object with the grabber mechanism, and the switch causes transmission of a capture signal to initiate a classification event. A classification application executing on a processor is responsive to receiving the capture signal to capture information associated with the object and assign an object classification to the object based at least in part on the captured information.

Abstract: A system for object and information collection comprises a handheld tool to grab the object. The handheld tool comprises a trigger, a grabber mechanism, and a switch, wherein a user actuates the trigger to pick up an object with the grabber mechanism, and the switch causes transmission of a capture signal to initiate a classification event. A classification application executing on a processor is responsive to receiving the capture signal to capture information associated with the object and assign an object classification to the object based at least in part on the captured information.

Abstract: A system for object and information collection comprises a handheld tool to grab the object. The handheld tool comprises a pole with a handle, a trigger, a grabber mechanism at an opposite end, and a logic system attached to the pole, wherein once a user actuates the trigger to pick up an object with the grabber mechanism, the logic system transmits a capture signal to initiate a classification event. A classification application executing on a processor is responsive to receiving the capture signal from the logic system to capture information associated with the object and assign an object classification to the object based at least in part the captured information. At least one of a portion of the information and the assigned object classification is transmitted over network to an analytics cloud service to perform data aggregation and analysis.

Abstract: A system for object and information collection comprises a handheld tool to grab the object. The handheld tool comprises a pole with a handle, a trigger, a grabber mechanism at an opposite end, and a logic system attached to the pole, wherein once a user actuates the trigger to pick up an object with the grabber mechanism, the logic system transmits a capture signal to initiate a classification event. A classification application executing on a processor is responsive to receiving the capture signal from the logic system to capture information associated with the object and assign an object classification to the object based at least in part the captured information. At least one of a portion of the information and the assigned object classification is transmitted over network to an analytics cloud service to perform data aggregation and analysis.