Serenity, the results of a fruitful partnership with Alarm.com, is an revolutionary fall-detection system that does away with conventional wearables. It’s displaying off its product for the primary time at CES in Las Vegas.
“You simply plug it in, and it blends into your life. There’s no want for apps or difficult configurations,” explains Sumit Nagpal, CEO and founder at Cherish Well being “Using superior radar expertise and AI, Serenity can observe as much as two people, similar to ‘mother and pa,’ inside a 40-foot vary by means of partitions, providing detailed details about their actions with out compromising privateness.”
Based on January 2, 2020, Cherish navigated the tumultuous waters of the COVID-19 pandemic to emerge with a product that will simply show to avoid wasting lives.
What units Serenity aside is its potential to assemble a 13-point skeleton mannequin of people in near-real-time, utilizing radar information processed by AI on the machine. This mannequin helps distinguish between intentional mendacity down and falls, together with gradual falls that conventional accelerometers fail to detect. “It’s about understanding the context and sequence of actions,” Nagpal says, emphasizing the system’s precision.
The cool factor is that it signifies that there’s no cameras or intrusive gadgets: Folks can go about their lives as traditional, with out feeling monitored or tracked, and while not having to recollect to put on a wearable to maintain themselves secure.
The corporate confirmed off its performance in a video:
In an emergency, Serenity raises an alarm to a chosen care circle or a 24/7 monitoring service. However its capabilities don’t cease at fall detection. Nagpal claims that Serenity can even monitor resting coronary heart price (!) and respiration (!!) from a distance, with none wearable machine – a function that has far-reaching implications for residence healthcare.
The corporate has additionally envisioned broader functions for its patented expertise, together with public security measures like hid weapon detection in public areas and well being monitoring in autos, doubtlessly saving lives in emergencies like strokes.
As for the manufacturing and distribution, Cherish has localized its operations.
“We’ve obtained manufacturing in New Hampshire and PCB manufacturing in Santa Clara,” Nagpal says, noting the effectivity of native manufacturing in comparison with abroad. The corporate says it’s is negotiating an order of half one million items, indicating a big market curiosity.
At $300 plus $39 per 30 days subscription, it’s a comparatively pricy resolution — however Nagpal says it’s priced “competitively in the identical vary as a sensible speaker with a assist button.”
The machine is designed to mix into the house and doubles as a two-way speaker and music participant.
We began within the chaos of a world pandemic, however we’ve turned these challenges into alternatives for innovation,” Nagpal displays on Cherish’s journey and its potential impression. “Serenity isn’t only a product; it’s a promise of independence, security, and peace of thoughts for our growing older inhabitants.”
