Nuked Invoxia is looking to shake things up at CES 2022 with a new smart collar that can also monitor your dog’s vital signs. The smart collar also doubles as a GPS and activity tracker for your pooch.
Canine fitness trackers generally rely on a combination of accelerometers and GPS sensors. Invoxia developed deep learning AI that uses miniaturized radar sensors – the same type as the Soli radar Google used in its pixel 4 phones.
Radar knows the speed and movement of the skin right under the collar. Those movements are then fed into an algorithm that determines heart and respiratory rate.
Caudron says the collar can sit more loosely and comfortably around the dog’s neck. The smartwatches and fitness trackers require a tighter fit and good skin contact to get accurate heart rate readings.
The Invoxia collar combines a traditional GPS tracker with a noninvasive way to monitor vitals. It’s compatible with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and lte-m, and features escape alerts and a built-in buzzer.
Invoxia says it already has four years of data collected from its original GPS pet tracker. The collar can also track daily activity and identify when your dog is walking, running, scratching, eating or drinking, barking, and resting.
Continuous vital monitoring on dogs has n’t been possible at a large enough scale to customize based on breed. caudron is n’t ruling out that may be a possibility with more data data.
Invoxia says it could be useful for pets post-surgery and monitoring how pets might respond to medication. She also noted that often, owners notice something is wrong with their pets too late.
For now, the Invoxia collar is only for medium to large-sized dogs. It’s hard to miniaturize the radar tech to a size that would be comfortable and lightweight enough for smaller pets.
