Smart Apparel “e-skin”

“e-skin” is a lightweight and comfortable, ordinary piece of clothing that is washable. And yet it is also a smart apparel unit which contains sensors that can collect data tracking a user’s movements. Utilizing a modifiable and elastic fabric-type electronic circuit board developed by our company called “Printed Circuit Fabric,” this apparel is highly durable and can withstand intense stretching and pulling.

The “e-skin Developer’s Kit” featured in this exhibit includes an apparel unit containing 14 strain sensors and a Hub (the chest device) which contains a 6-axis motion sensor that allows you to track your body’s movements, posture, and breathing. This product can be used in a variety of ways. For example, to monitor health, or to track your exercise form, etc.

We are continuing our research so that in the future we can enable the apparel to track vital signs such as heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, etc., so that it can be used for preventative health care as well.