Postura

An Arduino-programmed wearable that uses motion sensors to detect poor posture through the day, and vibrates when it finds it.

Duration: 4 weeks
Year: 2024
Type: Wearable tech & product design
Tools: Arduino, Edge Impulse

Storyboard

The storyboard shows the user gradually beginning to slouch while working. Postura detects the change and vibrates, reminding them to correct their posture before it settles into a habit.

Coding

Trained on motion-sensor data

I used Arduino and Edge Impulse to train Postura to recognise good and poor posture from motion-sensor data, then tuned the threshold so the haptic prompt fires on a real slouch rather than every small movement.