Wearable Technology

If wearable technologies are the future, a radioactive-busting robotic suit could represent yet one more dramatic step into the beyond.

VSPARTICLE announced its low-cost technology to print nanostructured materials that will finally enable applications such as smart contact lenses to succeed. The nanotech company has developed an additive manufacturing technology that can be used for numerous applications, such as producing real-time medical sensors (glucose sensing, bio-marker sensing, etc.), as well as, accurate gas sensors.

Dr Jacob Skinner has described Freer Logic's presentation at this November's Wearable USA show by IDTechEx as 'leagues above' anything he has ever seen. The two-day event, at which Dr Skinner gave a presentation called 'Making Wearables Truly Compelling', aimed to showcase the best in emerging tech and was attended by large corporates and disruptive startups.

Inupathy has developed the world's first wearable mental visualizer based on heart rate monitoring.

DogStar has created the world's first dog emotion tracker.

On the "not a wearable" end of the pet wearables spectrum is the GoPro Fetch mount

Motorola offers the Bark200U shock-free no-bark collar.

Vetrax's business model is a hybrid of those discussed above.

PetPace has developed a health monitoring smart collar for both consumer and veterinary use.

Voyce has designed a medical remote monitoring device available for professional use only.

FitBark has commercialized an activity tracker to be attached to a dog's collar.

Wagz is a pet tech company that has commercialized a number of smart gadgets for pet owners.

PitPat 2 is a low-cost activity tracker for dogs that monitors the time the pet has spent walking, running, playing and resting.

The smart collar and phone app from Link AKC allows for the tracking of the dog's location and notifications when the dog leaves a pre-set zone.

Whistle Labs is a subsidiary of Mars Petcare that manufactures a smart collar device

Tabcat is a cat tracker from tracking company Loc8tor.

Squeaker is an Australian company offering rechargeable LED pet wearables for safety

A new technology uses textiles as battery cells, which significantly improves the amount of energy that can be stored, meaning that the new battery could potentially power an object as energy intensive as a laptop or smartphone.The technology enables the use of smaller battery cells, allowing for larger capacities.

L'Oréal announced that La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV, a battery-free wearable electronic to measure UV exposure, is now available.

A university team has designed a glass-like polymer to conduct electricity for transparent and flexible electronics. The innovative polymer film, which has the look and feel of glass, can be inexpensively and sustainably produced on a large scale because it originates from earth-abundant materials.