arxivcs.HC2026-07-10
KnitID: Machine-Knitted RFID Antennas for Battery-Free Authentication, Localization and Interaction
Weiye Xu, Yue Xu, Devin Murphy, Sen Zhang, Te-yen Wu, Yiyue Luo
Battery-free RFID systems offer a scalable and maintenance-free approach to interaction. We present KnitID, a machine-knitted textile RFID antenna design that enables on-body authentication, localization, and interaction. Unlike prior antenna designs, KnitID achieves a compact an…