Published on: 28 February 2023, 11:38AM
Modified on: 6 July 2026, 3:13PM

Smart insole to identify and mitigate workplace accidents

The insole embedded with advanced pressure and motion sensors is the brainchild of a team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the Department of Biomedical Engineering as well as the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech). Developed in collaboration with NUS start-up, FlexoSense, the smart insole can track workplace incidents in real-time and is the first of its kind that can detect a person’s balance. The insole will allow companies to identify the location of an incident and pinpoint high-risk areas in order to implement suitable mitigation measures.

The research team behind the smart insole: Prof Lim Chwee Teck from NUS (left), with Ms Chia Lye Peng (centre), and Mr Mark Francis De Leon (right) from NUS start-up, FlexoSense.

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