Smart Fabric and the Next Generation of Wearables
How Will Electronic Textiles Impact the future of Wearable Sensors? Over the couple of decades, we’ve witnessed the evolution of wearables from a gimmick straight out of science fiction into a practical technology embraced by the mainstream. From fitness to healthcare to worker safety, more and more people are turning to wearables to provide real-time […]
3 Different Use Cases for Predictive Personal Health and Safety Monitoring
How IoT, Wearables, and Intelligent Software Provide Personalized Risk Prevention Across Industries Wearables and IoT (Internet of Things) show promise when it comes to providing actionable health and safety data, but organizations and teams have struggled to get the most benefit from this technology. This is because multiple devices or management tools may not integrate […]
VigiLife Successfully Pilots SafeGuard™ with Indiana University Women’s Varsity Rowing Team
Early last year, VigiLife received an investment from IU Ventures and became a part of the IU Angel Network portfolio. This working relationship with IU recently came full circle when the coaching staff for the women’s varsity rowing team began looking for real-time physiological, performance, and safety data on their 65 athletes during practices and meets. Coach […]
5 Fitness & Wellness Tech Trends for 2022
There’s no doubt the pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the fitness and wellness industry over the past few years as many people have been reluctant to hit the gym (or even leave their houses). As a result, 2020 and 2021 saw a massive surge in at-home exercise solutions. However, as things gradually return […]
How to Address Privacy Concerns Around Health and Safety Monitoring
How to Address Privacy Concerns Around Health and Safety Monitoring You’ve finally identified an occupational safety technology that you, other health and safety managers, and leadership are excited to procure, but are you are also concerned about workers’ negative perceptions around the intrusiveness of real-time health and safety monitoring. How can you motivate employees and […]
VigiLife Participates in U.S. Navy Advanced Technology Program
In mid-2021, VigiLife was part of a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) program focused on port and maritime security. The program, titled ANTX-Coastal Trident based at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), seeks to advance the state of the art in countering threats and sustaining the global operations of the U.S. Navy. Program leaders brought in VigiLife as part of a multi-event […]
8 Innovations Occupational Safety Technology Needs to Save More Lives
It happened. Management at the work site called with the news. Workers collapsed and are in an ambulance on the way to an emergency room. “Was it oxygen depletion, noxious gas leaks, dehydration? What do we know?” “We’re still looking at what the safety readings were at the time we think the accident happened,” says […]
Customer Story: Implementing SafeGuard with our First Major Client
Every year, fatalities from work-related accidents and illnesses account for about 5% of global deaths, totaling nearly 3 million people. National news outlets regularly report on these workplace incidents. As alarming as they are, each of these has a backstory that is varied and complex. However, one thing they have in common is the follow-on […]
A New Class of Wearables
ZDNet published an article in April featuring VigiLife’s sensors and software technology offering, SafeGuard. Called “a new class of worker wearables”, it outlines our approach to intelligent monitoring and worker safety describing it as a combination of environmental, human, and locational data from the worker, analyzed in the cloud, and providing real-time detection and alerting through […]
VigiLife Origin Story
“It was the scariest five minutes of my life, and I’m lucky someone found me.” —Aircraft Mechanic The launch of VigiLife has been an exciting time for our team here as we spin out of Aptima. Aptima, Inc. is a human-centered engineering company with a rich history of delivering intelligent systems requiring military-grade quality and […]