Wearable Technology

Xenoma is a spin-off from the University of Tokyo (work from Prof. Someya's lab) that has developed e-Skin, a smart apparel product containing sensors for measuring body motion.

IDTechEx spoke to representatives from AIM at their booth in Eureka Park at CES 2018.

IDTechEx first met with Cerevo at CES 2017, where, as part of the Nidec booth, they demonstrated early prototypes of their haptic gaming shoes.

IDTechEx analyst James Hayward caught up with Nidec again at CES 2018. They demonstrated a series of developments in haptics on their booth, including activity from their Copal and Sankyo divisions.

IDTechEx interviewed Andriej Michajlowski from Teslasuit at CES 2018. They have developed a full body haptic suit. They exhibited as part of the UK pavilion in Eureka Park.

Omron Healthcare is a division of Omron, a Japanese electronics company. Omron Healthcare are a leading provider of medical equipment for both professional and consumer use.

UnitedHealth Group, an American for-profit managed health company, is the largest healthcare company in the world by revenue ($201 billion in 2017).

A research team has won a 2017 R&D 100 Award for a vest specially designed to contain devices that detect illicit nuclear material.

Sick babies in remote parts of the world could be monitored from afar, thanks to new wearable technology.

A new smart wearable device that can automatically detect lameness in sheep is being developed by veterinary researchers.

One of the challenges in the push for wearable displays lies in finding reliable, high-performance light emitters compatible with the rough-and-ready world of woven clothing.

Traditionally, EEG brain scans are used to diagnose medical conditions such as epilepsy or sleep disorders. More recently, EEG brain scans have been introduced as a way to detect emotions which opens doors beyond the medical field. Researchers are looking into e-learning applications, and developers of virtual games are exploring the possibilities of emotion-based e-gaming. Such application domains require real-time emotion detection, which can be achieved through wireless EEG headsets.

From clunky wristbands to restrictive chest straps, the first generation of wearables have been marred by user adoption challenges and impractical product design.

A professor, working in conjunction with the global beauty company L'Oréal, has developed the smallest wearable device in the world. The wafer-thin, feather-light sensor can fit on a fingernail and precisely measures a person's exposure to UV light from the sun.

Researchers have developed a process for fabricating intricate graphene patterns on tape.

Sensoria® Health and Optima Molliter will announce a partnership to create the first smart diabetic footwear product that will monitor a patient's compliance to the clinician's prescribed mechanical offloading protocol.

Relúmĭno glasses are smart visual aid eyeglasses to help people with vision challenges see images clearer when they are reading a book or viewing an object.

StretchSense is a global supplier of soft, stretchy sensors.

As the ecosystem of everyday objects embedded with technology to connect, communicate and transfer information continues to expand, scientists are challenged to find ways to enable even more physical objects to become 'smarter' and connected.

Researchers have developed a new technique for directly printing metal circuits, creating flexible, stretchable electronics. The technique can use multiple metals and substrates and is compatible with existing manufacturing systems that employ direct printing technologies.