Published: Feb. 3, 2017, 6:22 a.m.
Podcast Notes
- Aditya Bansal
- Co-founder and CTO of Kinetic
- Graduated Purdue University with a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Worked at IBM Research Center before Kinetic
- Developed a motion tracker to move text on a display so the text stays still while running on a treadmill
- Mijael Damian
- Head of Data Analysis and Supply Chain at Kinetic
- Graduated New York Columbia University as a Mechanical Engineer
- Used to work with key.me which is a "physical key" in the cloud, key cut is stored into the cloud and can be made at a kiosk so you are never locked out
- Kinetics is a company developing wearable devices to reduce workplace injuries of industrial workers
- Located in New York City
- Small, lean team
- The "Device" runs on the Intels Edison platform which is an x86 architecture
- Rugged design for industrial and harsh environments
- OLED display
- 15 hours of battery life
- Advance IMU for tracking motion
- Records and tracks employee motion to help reduce high risk moves and lifts
- Quantifies how many high risk moves and lifts a person does
- Can give supervisors data on equipment improperly setup, EX: Table too short or parts stored too high
- Lots of advance drop tests, environmental testing, humidity, and temperature
- This is also the first year anniversary of the MEP! Here is to another 52 episodes!
Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!