AÑO
2019
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
Wearable tech, health, SMART SENSOR
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Keith McMillen, founder, inventor, CEO and the BeBop team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_McMillen
http://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2018/5454437/bebop-sensors-forte-wireless-gloves/
Keith McMillen is the Founder and CEO of BeBop Sensors www.bebopsensors.com, the world leader in smart fabric sensor wearable technology. McMillen has started and sold two companies in his 30+ years innovating in the sensor and audio market. Zeta Music revolutionized stringed instruments and was sold to Gibson Guitars in 1992. Octiv, started in 2000, received funding from 3i and Intel Capital and was sold to Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) in 2005. McMillen is the inventor on numerous patents; has released hundreds of profitable products; published dozens of scholarly papers, and was winner of a Guthman Award in 2010. He received a B.S. in Acoustics from University of Illinois at Urbana.
LINK
https://bebopsensors.com/#technology
BeBop Sensors Connect Squishy Humans to Rigid Computers
BeBop Sensors connect squishy humans to rigid computers thereby improving qualify of health.
BeBeBop Sensors uses smart fabrics to create elegant sensors to improve our life. Where things or people interact, BeBop Sensors comprehends force, location, size, weight, bend, twist and presence across any size, resolution and geometry. With consumers accustomed to wearing and using comfortable materials (such as fabric and leather) in their everyday lives, our materials are now converging with computers to create wearables for use in healthcare to study and treat medical conditions; and in sports to protect and prevent injury. Our sensors embedded in helmets, wearables, shoulder pads, insoles, wheel chairs, hospital beds are providing valuable information to medical professionals that treat and improve the quality of our health and wellness. We have shipped over 4 million sensors in a variety of applications, we are a Berkeley, California based startup with an amazing team working on life changing technology.