nomad is a wearable closed-loop neuromodulation device that reads nervous system signals and responds in real time with gentle stimulation to support recovery, focus, sleep, and pressure management. Unlike conventional trackers that only report data, nomad learns each user's unique nervous system baseline and continuously adapts its model to close the loop between sensing and response. The device processes raw signals on-device, with only anonymized data shared to improve collective models.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Conventional wearable devices passively track physiological data but do not actively intervene to regulate the nervous system, leaving users without real-time support during moments of recovery, focus, sleep, or pressure. Closed-loop neuromodulation—a method that senses a physiological signal and responds with stimulation—has historically required surgical implants, making it inaccessible for everyday consumer use.
Solution
nomad is a next-generation wearable that pioneers closed-loop neuromodulation in a non-invasive, ear-worn form factor. The device continuously reads nervous system signals, detects deviations from the user's personalized baseline, and delivers a gentle stimulation in under a second to steer the body back toward optimal performance. It learns each user's unique nervous system over the first weeks of wear and continuously rebuilds that model as the body changes, ensuring the response remains accurate over time. The Loop Score, out of 100, measures how well nomad has learned the user's body, with the score rising as the model improves and falling when the model becomes outdated—serving as an instrument of calibration rather than a judgment of the user. All raw signal processing and the personal model remain on-device, with only anonymized data transmitted to improve shared models that raise the starting baseline for every new user.
Target Audience
Primary users are athletes, high-performers, and wellness-focused consumers who want active nervous system regulation rather than passive tracking, as well as researchers studying closed-loop neuromodulation applications.
Features
- Closed-loop neuromodulation in a wearable form factor, sensing nervous system signals and responding with gentle stimulation in under a second
- Continuous model rebuilding that adapts to changes in the user's body from training, illness, or life events, rather than relying on a static population average
- The Loop Score, out of 100, quantifies how well nomad has learned the user's nervous system, with a drop indicating the model is out of date and needs recalibration
- On-device processing of raw signals with only anonymized data leaving the device, ensuring the personal model stays private and is never sold
- Four targeted response modes: recovery, focus, sleep, and pressure, each designed to detect specific nervous system patterns and respond accordingly
- Developed in partnership with researchers at UCL, Royal Holloway, Queen Mary University of London, and UC San Diego