Comic book superpowers are not just fantasy anymore with a new technological innovation being developed by one group of local technologists. Kai Sensors, in association with the University of Hawaii’s Electrical Engineering Department, is bringing extraordinary powers to otherwise ordinary situations by creating the LifeReader, a revolutionary device capable of accurately detecting heart rate and breathing patterns safely and wirelessly through walls. Who needs Superman anymore?
Four years in the making, Kai Sensors has recently initiated and secured the first phase of funding from the U.S. Army. The goal is to develop sensor and communication technology on a single chip, thus compacting size and increasing mobility of the device. The project is estimated a net worth of $850,000.
The LifeReader has already received generous attention, recently snagging the Emerging Technology Award at the TechConnect Summit 2007 held in Santa Clara, California.