Wearable Bracelet Device That Cools, Heats Skin for Comfort Wins Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Award
28 Julho 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Wristify’s thermoelectric bracelet helps people
be more comfortable
The creators and developers of a wearable bracelet that actively
cools or heats one’s skin for comfort, have been presented with the
latest Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award, a service grant given to
innovative companies by quick-turn manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc.
(NYSE: PRLB).
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Wristify is a thermoelectric bracelet
that influences a person's perception of how warm or cold a room
feels, by sending hot or cold pulses to the wrist. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Wristify, which is being developed by Cambridge, Mass.-based
Embr Labs, is a “stylish bracelet” that cools or heats the skin,
say the developers, similar to what happens when you dip your toes
in a cold lake on a hot, sunny day, or when you wrap your hands
around a hot cup of tea on a cold night.
“The market demand for wearable devices is growing,” says Proto
Labs founder Larry Lukis. “Wristify fits well into this niche and
should successfully ride the wearable device trend. I see Wristify
taking a prominent place next to another wearable bracelet that’s
utilitarian — the Fitbit.” That could happen soon. Developers say
that Wristify should be on the market in the next year. Retail
price has yet to be determined.
Wristify’s concept is that the thermoelectric bracelet can
influence a person’s perception of how warm or cold a room feels,
by sending hot or cold pulses to the wrist. This provides
personalized thermal relief directly to the wearer, potentially
resolving those situations in which some people think a room is too
cold versus those who feel overheated.
For now, people will use the device for personal comfort, though
Embr Labs developers say the ultimate aim is to reduce the energy
consumption of buildings, by cooling and heating the individual,
not the building.
Sam Shames, one of four co-founders of Embr Labs, says
developers are using the Cool Idea! Award manufacturing grant for
various custom prototype parts from Proto Labs such as CNC-machined
aluminum enclosures and Santoprene bottom components. “The
prototypes we have built out from Proto Labs’ manufactured parts
have been the best prototypes used to date,” Shames says. “The
parts have been greatly beneficial in the prototype phase and we’ve
been really pleased with the general aesthetic and design, which
have a sleek look and feel to them. Plus, the functionality of
these parts has been great.”
Since 2011, the Cool Idea! Award has provided more than $1
million in Proto Labs prototyping and short-run production services
to entrepreneurs developing new products in the United States and
Europe. Unlike other awards that recognize products after they’re
in mass production and on store shelves, the Cool Idea! Award is
meant to help innovative ideas come to life. For more information
about the Cool Idea! Award and to apply, visit
protolabs.com/coolidea.
About Proto LabsProto Labs is the world's fastest digital
manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low-volume
production parts. The technology-enabled company uses advanced 3D
printing, CNC machining and injection molding technologies to
produce parts within days. The result is an unprecedented
speed-to-market value for product designers and engineers
worldwide. Visit protolabs.com for more information.
About Embr Labs and WristifyEmbr Labs was founded in 2013
by four members of the MIT Department of Materials Science and
Engineering Department: Matthew Smith, Ph.D. ’12, Sam Shames, SB
’14, Michael Gibson, SB ’13 and current Ph.D. candidate David
Cohen-Tanugi, PhD ’15. All are passionate about developing
technologies that improve people’s lives and the planet. The Embr
Labs team has benefitted greatly from the mentorship and support
they have received from the Martin Trust Center for MIT
Entrepreneurship and the MIT Venture Mentoring Service. Wristify
won first prize at the 2013 MADMEC competition at MIT, participated
in the 2014 Global Founders Skills Accelerator at MIT, and were
finalists in the Intel Make It Wearable Competition. For more
information, visit embrlabs.com.
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