INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Smart clothing company Seismic has unveiled its spring collection at TechCrunch Disrupt, including a new piece of powered underwear that can
connect to your phone, improve your tennis game, and support your hips while you're sitting at concerts."If you wear clothes, you are a
potential customer of Seismic," says the company's CEO and co-founder Rich Mahoney
of accomplishing."Today we unveiled a product prototype, and our technology will continue to become lighter and smaller and more powerful,
includes a base layer made from a combination of stretch knit and woven fabrics
You can wear this on its own as regular underwear, or augment it with robotic components that sit on your outer leg, hips and lower
back.These artificial 'muscles' (powered by lithium-ion batteries) contract and relax to enhance your own muscles' power as you move, and
support your core and hips while you're sitting or standing
Sensors track the motion of your body and monitor the force each muscle is applying."Creating impactful robotic products is my passion,"
"The impetus for starting Seismic was when I realized a very simple truism: no one wears robotics, everyone wears clothing
That is why we are an apparel company first and foremost
"This is clothing that should exist," he says, "and now it does."The company plans to start selling its suits to the public next year
Each one will be custom-fitted to the user's anatomy, and programmed to support their lifestyle.
