Tracking the vital signs of ultra-marathoners and other endurance athletes can be of critical importance. Accuracy is key, of course, but so too is compliance. QUS has developed a wearable technology using a smart textile with sensors woven into a washable fabric. The shirt can measure heart and respiratory rates as well as record movement data gleaned from GPS, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope.
“We sat down together with a lot of athletes who are doing crazy things, like marathons through the desert,” said QUS shareholder Maximilian Seidel. “They all want to get rid of the chest strap because they all say it is uncomfortable, they don’t like it.”
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