Wearable_Insight_Forum

Not dead — just narrower than people expect. I think camera wearables work best when:– they’re opt-in moments– clearly signaled– and obviously for t…

That’s the right direction technically, but socially it’s still rough. You know it’s frame-based.I know it’s frame-based.Random person across from y…

Maybe slightly better, but honestly? I think that might make it worse. If I can see the camera and its status (LED, gesture, whatever),I at least kn…

Yeah, this is one of those cases where the capability curve is way ahead of the social comfort curve. On paper, image sensors on wearables make tota…

Small stuff? Sure. Coffee, subway, groceries — already doing that. Big money / sensitive access? Nah.That’s where I want step-up auth: phone nearby,…

Short answer: probably not fully — and that’s kinda the point. Longer answer:Continuous auth works great until it doesn’t. Battery dies, sensor glit…

Honestly? Phones did solve most of this — but wearables live in a much messier, real-world space. What actually works day to day PIN / gesture…

100%. Better sensors help incrementally, but fusion changes the game. IMU for motion, something else for anchoring, and software that assumes everyt…

Honestly, dumb and cheap wins more often. Even a binary-ish signal like pressure contact or strap tension can be huge. You’re not trying to measure …

Yeah — multi-hour wear. Everything looks great in a 15-minute demo. Then someone wears it all day, takes it off, puts it back slightly rotated, and …

It holds conditionally. IMU-only is fine as long as you’re honest about the conditions. Short time windows, repeatable motions, and outputs that a…

Short answer: IMUs aren’t a dead end — but IMU-only position is. And most teams that ship learn this the painful way. IMUs win because they’re hones…

Yeah, that’s the hard part. What’s worked for me is reframing accuracy as reliability over time instead of spatial precision. I’ll say things like…

thomas kim! That’s a good question. Yeah, I’m pretty aligned with this hot take. In the real world, the “line” almost never shows up as a clean ±X…

Honestly, mostly a mindset problem. Better sensors help at the margins, but they don’t fix skin being skin. Even perfect sensors still sit on a deform…

I wouldn’t throw them out completely. I think the mistake is treating position as truth instead of context. Position signals are still useful as input…

Totally get where you’re coming from — and I think you’re putting your finger on the core mismatch between how sensors are designed and how bodies act…

They kind of already are — just not in the way people imagine. Piezo sensors are awesome for motion-based signals:heartbeat vibrations, footsteps, b…

Totally fair question — that’s the trap a lot of papers fall into 😅 The problem is: high voltage ≠ useful signal.With tribo sensors, the out…

Why “self-powered” pressure sensors won’t replace batteries — but still matter a lot So I keep seeing papers and demos claiming battery-free wearabl…

Will exoskeletons possibly transform our quality of life in the future? Not just for industrial use and rehabilitation, but also for daily assistance.

But isn’t that cutting-edge technology a bit pricey? It’s a wearable robot with AI, so it’s probably going to be expensive.

“But will such a smart exoskeleton work well in real-world settings? Each user’s body type and gait vary significantly.”

Most wearable apps these days encrypt data, but you still need to be mindful of your personal information. It’s best to use both the device and the ap…

It’s crucial to follow the instructions when attaching the sensor. Otherwise, the data will be inaccurate. Also, avoid areas with strong electromagnet…

That’s right. The sensor outputs raw data, so it’s incomprehensible at first glance. You need an algorithm or analysis tool to turn it into meaningful…

Oh, this is a bit more concerning than I thought. Sensors can malfunction in places with strong external electricity or magnetic fields, and data can …

They’re often combined and used in a technique called sensor fusion.For example, an accelerometer + GPS → allows for much more accurate path and speed…

Yes! That’s called a magnetometer.It detects the Earth’s magnetic field and indicates the north direction, so when used with GPS, it can accurately de…