Biz Stream S2021E04 - Wearables Tackle Health and Safety

[On-Site Report]
Wearable devices are now expanding into safety and healthcare applications. A Kyoto-based company has created undershirts that can measure and display core body temperature, pulse and other biometric data. Construction businesses are using them to help prevent heat exhaustion and other health risks by monitoring their workers' biometric data and as Japan's elderly population increases, some local governments are using the technology to keep an eye on the health of senior citizens.

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