KIWI Wearable Shoe Insole Prototype - 2015

We surprised one of our shoe insole company clients with this prototype for a connected shoe insole that can track the movement of, and weight placed on, the foot. I improved upon an existing concept and developed this proof of concept using Adidas sandals, XBee wireless radios, force sensors, an accelerometer, and NodeJS. We may do a small run of a much improved version using Bluetooth and iOS for a promotional documentary/commercial. 

My proof of concept illustrates a future shoe insole that:

1. Can support sensors under the foot

2. Is connected to a small device that contains an accelerometer and wireless technology

3. Transfers data to a mobile device

While we do not necessarily intend to build a real time view of your activity as shown in the video, the visualization was necessary to show stakeholders that we are able to capture the sensor data for future analysis and storage. A fully realized product of this kind would require additional sensors, such as a gyroscope, that were outside the scope and budget for this proof of concept.

Role

• Rapid Prototyping

Technology

• Force sensors

• Accelerometer

• XBee wireless radios

• NodeJS

• 3D printing