Goal
To monitor the physical condition of people
Project
Developed by local startup KaHa and textile company Tex Line, with support from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A* STAR), the smart T-shirts, which connect to an app on a smartphone, detect heart disorders and track and record physical fitness data such as heart rate, calories burned and a number of steps.
The smart T-shirt has two layers: the outer layer is made of typical sportswear material, while the inner layer contains carbon electrodes, key sensors used to read the
The price of such T-shirts will be only 20-30% higher than regular sportswear
May 27, 2018 project announcement
Dec. 2, 2018 Testing t-shirts with a hundred runners during a race
Mid-2019 Planned sales launch
Results
State: anticipates the possibility of use in medical Institutions to monitor the condition of patients
Citizens: ability to track their physical condition For people involved in sports, as well as for home use
Singapore
