MEP EP#53: Aditya and Mijael of Kinetic with “The Device”

Podcast Notes

• Aditya Bansal
  • Co-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
• Kinetic 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!