RS5100 Wearable Barcode Scanner

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  • 2020

  • Product
    Commercial and Industrial

Commissioned By:

Zebra Technologies

Designed In:

United States of America

The RS5100, next generation ring scanner is designed for use in customer-facing areas, as well as warehouse and distribution center where workforce need hands-free scanning to maximize their productivity. Workers get featherweight comfort, maximum ease-of-use, plus reliable point-and-shoot scanning on every barcode.


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  • Today’s workers have high expectations for wearable devices. They expect a modern design with a minimal footprint for maximum comfort, no hygiene issue, ease-of-use that’s so intuitive that virtually no training is required. Business requires a flexible design that’s just as at home in customer-facing areas as the warehouse, a rugged design to ensure a long life-cycle with a low Total Cost of Ownership, scanning options that match the needs of your environment, plus backroom accessories that reduce management time and cost.

  • • Swappable trigger design allows worker to keep it as personal item to prevent spreading of germs • Flexible hands-free scanning with many wearing styles — Workers can choose preferred wearing style • Flexible mounting options to maximize comfort — Single side trigger, double side trigger, top trigger, neck lanyard trigger, back of hand mounting trigger options to provide flexibility. • LEDs lead the way to the most efficient path — Multiple LEDs on the back can blink to indicate whether workers should turn left or right, or continue straight ahead • Flexible notifications for any environment — Visual LED lights, audible beeper, tactile vibration provide successful scan verification

  • The RS5100 offers a best-in-class rugged design, with sealing, a drop specification and a tumble specification, ensuring reliable operation. It’s designed to handle drops, bumps, and even a high-pressure hose down. And the metal buckle and nylon straps on the finger mount won’t wear out or stretch like the hook-and-loop fasteners in some competitive devices, which only last a few months. The trigger is rated for millions of actuation (trigger presses) — Less frequent replacement of triggers and a lower TCO.

  • -Flexible mounting options that address different use cases- • Single side trigger for wearing glove in warehouse or freezer use case • Double side trigger and top trigger for grocery retail use case • Neck lanyard trigger for customer facing retail use case • Back of hand mounting trigger for automotive assembly line use case. -Inductive Top Trigger Button- The built-in inductive top trigger allows users to wear the RS5100 on the side of a finger for a near zero protrusion above the hand — ideal for picking items in the smallest of spaces. -Charging Solution- High capacity ShareCradles can charge 20 RS5100 ring scanners or 40 RS5100 batteries, cost-effectively reducing backroom cost and management time. For example, use just 5 high-capacity RS5100 ShareCradles to charge 100 scanners — instead of 100 USB charging cables.