Case study · Enterprise IoT Innovation
Rocket Wagon
Building connected products for Fortune 500 clients
- Retail deployments
- 750+
- Years
- 8
- Fortune 500 clients
- 3
01Overview
Rocket Wagon is a Chicago-based IoT innovation firm that transforms enterprise clients into industry disruptors. The team built connected solutions for Fortune 500 companies including Duracell, Barnes & Noble College, Amgen, and WeWork—bridging physical products with digital experiences through custom hardware, cloud platforms, and consumer applications.
02The challenge
Enterprise clients needed to transform traditional products into connected, data-driven solutions. This required building scalable IoT infrastructure, developing custom hardware interfaces, and creating seamless user experiences across web and mobile platforms—all while meeting enterprise security and compliance requirements.
03The solution
A purpose-built agency tailored to help companies explore the potential of IoT. For Barnes & Noble College, a mobile app enabling students to scan barcodes and order out-of-stock books—deployed to 750+ stores nationwide. For Duracell, connected power management reimagining how consumers interact with batteries. For Amgen, healthcare IoT solutions meeting enterprise compliance requirements. Custom hardware, cloud platforms, and consumer applications that made complex technology accessible.
04Results
- Deployed connected solutions across 750+ Barnes & Noble College stores
- Built IoT products for Fortune 500 clients including Duracell and Amgen
- Scaled team and platform supporting millions of data points
- Established technology partnerships across healthcare, retail, and consumer products
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