Creating new opportunities for wearable technology

LumeoTech's attachment technology creates endless possibilities for wearable technology. Soon, their technology will not only be able to attach to fabric - but also directly to the skin.

If you run a company that develops a wearable electronic product, you will most likely face a dilemma. How should your users wear your product? The most common answer is via a wristband. But how many arms do we have? This is where LumeoTech comes in.

Textile, hair, fur and soon skin

The team, led by Leo Wu and John Holmgren, has developed innovative attachment solutions that allow wearable technology products to be attached in entirely new ways - to textiles, hair, fur and soon even directly to the skin. For product companies wanting to attach their technology, this opens up a range of new possibilities. You are no longer limited to two wrists or the edge of a garment to attach a chip. And you are no longer limited to an uncomfortable strap that your customers have to wear.

- As a wearable company, it also means you can access new data points where you can collect data," says co-founder and CEO Leo Wu.

LumeoTech's attachment modules take the form of small round buttons, which with a simple push can be attached to fabric by gripping a thin steel wire around the fibers and creating a temporary stitch. The technology can be attached to the back of everything from cameras and flashlights to health sensors and personal alarms.

Opportunities in the space industry

LumeoTech's technology is also creating opportunities in the space industry. The team has already completed a project with NASA. Collaboration has also been established with players in the US focusing on 'smart textiles' with fibers that conduct electricity, spacesuits with health sensors, stimulation and padding, and inflatable space bases with 'smart' fabric walls.

In the spring of 2022,the team was accepted into the ESA-BIC space incubator, which we at Innovatum Science Park help to run. The team was inspired to attach their technology directly to the skin after a conversation with astronaut Christer Fuglesang, who told them how uncomfortable it is to have sensors attached to the body and be connected to machines.

Read more: "LumeoTech gets a foothold in space"