Real-time physiological data capture

Milbotix is a fast growing, venture-backed digital health company with offices in Bristol, UK. We create accurate, AI-enabled wearable devices embedded in everyday items of clothing for use in research, social care and healthcare.

Our first family of products is called SmartSocks®, a user-friendly, comfortable, familiar and non-stigmatising sock wearable. The socks contain e-textile and silicon sensors measuring pulse, temperature, sweat, and motion.

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Our SmartSocks® solutions

Our initial solutions comprise SmartSocks®DISCOVERY, intended for researchers and SmartSocks®COMFORT for care homes & home care agencies.

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SmartSocks®DISCOVERY enables researchers to unobtrusively collect physiological data from wearers who may remove a wrist-worn device, maximising research accuracy and productivity.

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SmartSocks®COMFORT enables caregivers to unobtrusively monitor for signs of anxiety and distress, particularly when communication presents a challenge, improving outcomes and quality of care.

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Funding & key partnerships

From our earliest days, Milbotix has benefited from extensive financial and practical support from a wide range of organisations including the Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK, the West of England Combined Authority, HM Government, European Regional Development Fund, University of Bristol, UWE Bristol, Imperial College London, Santander X, British Design Fund, Two Magnolias, Toshiba and many more.

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Testimonials

“There is a need for a wearable device that is acceptable to users, that provides continuous physiological data, and helps identify data signals in the environment as belonging to the individual…smart socks have the potential to be an elegant solution to this need.”
Matthew Harrison, Senior Designer, UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre at Imperial College London
“By taking the form of an everyday item, these smart socks are less stigmatising and invasive than current products and will be easier to use in care settings, helping carers to feel less overwhelmed with multiple tasks.”
Natasha Howard-Murray, Senior Innovator, Alzheimer’s Society
“The idea of Smart Socks is an excellent way forward to help detect when a person is starting to feel anxious or fearful.”
Margot Whittaker, Director Nursing, Southern Healthcare