Podcast Notes Aditya BansalCo-founder and CTO of Kinetic Graduated Purdue University with a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering Worked at IBM Research Center before Kinetic Developed a motion tracker to move text on a display so the text stays still while running on a treadmill Mijael Damian Head of Data Analysis and Supply Chain at Kinetic Graduated New York Columbia University as a Mechanical Engineer Used to work with key.me which is a "physical key" in the cloud, key cut is stored into the cloud and can be made at a kiosk so you are never locked out Kinetics is a company developing wearable devices to reduce workplace injuries of industrial workers Located in New York City Small, lean team The "Device" runs on the Intels Edison platform which is an x86 architecture Rugged design for industrial and harsh environments OLED display 15 hours of battery life Advance IMU for tracking motion Records and tracks employee motion to help reduce high risk moves and lifts Quantifies how many high risk moves and lifts a person does Can give supervisors data on equipment improperly setup, EX: Table too short or parts stored too high Lots of advance drop tests, environmental testing, humidity, and temperature This is also the first year anniversary of the MEP! Here is to another 52 episodes! Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!
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