Milbotix develops wearable sensors that detect early signs of agitation in individuals. The data is analyzed using AI to provide caregivers with timely alerts via a smartphone app, enabling proactive intervention and improved care.
Funding
$151.8K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
BDFounders
Product
Problem
Individuals with dementia, autism, learning disabilities, or acquired brain injuries often struggle to communicate distress effectively, leading to anxiety, frustration, and potential behavioral escalations. Current wearable monitoring solutions, such as wrist-worn devices, can be irritating, stigmatizing, easily removed, and difficult to operate for those with cognitive impairments.
Solution
Milbotix addresses this challenge with SmartSocks®, a comfortable, familiar, and non-stigmatizing wearable sock embedded with sensors to monitor physiological indicators of distress. The SmartSocks® Comfort system continuously tracks vital signs and gait, transmitting data via Wi-Fi to the Physiometrix® cloud platform. Patented AI algorithms analyze the data to detect signs of emotional distress, alerting caregivers through a mobile app with a three-tier "level of need" indicator. This enables proactive intervention, reduces reliance on antipsychotic medication, and promotes independence and well-being for individuals in home and residential care settings. SmartSocks® Discovery provides researchers with an unobtrusive platform to collect real-time physiological data, including electrodermal activity, heart rate variability, skin temperature, and motion, from participants with neurological conditions.
Target Audience
SmartSocks® Comfort targets individuals with dementia, autism, learning disabilities, or acquired brain injuries, along with their caregivers in home and residential care settings. SmartSocks® Discovery targets researchers studying human and brain health, particularly neurological conditions.
Features
- Comfortable, machine-washable socks with padded soles, flat toe seams, and gentle cuffs
- Embedded sensors measuring electrodermal activity, pulse rate, skin temperature, and motion/gait
- Wireless data transmission via Wi-Fi to a secure, cloud-based platform
- Patented AI algorithms for real-time distress detection and personalized alert thresholds
- Mobile app for caregivers with resident dashboards, alert triage, and observation input
- Web dashboard for sock status, data visualization, and CSV data downloads
- API integration with electronic care planning, medication management, and electronic health record systems
- Over 16 hours of battery life with USB-powered charging
- 16GB of persistent storage for data buffering during Wi-Fi outages
- SmartSocks® Discovery provides researchers with raw data access and API integration for custom workflows