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Taiwan Textile Research Institute | AI Sensing Yoga Wear | Deformation Yarn & Integrated Weaving

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AI Sensing Yoga Wear capturing real-time posture data via integrated deformation-sensing yarns,
Conventional smart sportswear requires attaching external sensor modules or circuit boards, raising cost and limiting washability. AI Sensing Yoga Wear solves this by weaving deformation-sensing and elastic yarns directly into fabric during manufacturing, making the garment itself a real-time motion sensor with no added hardware-fundamentally different from prior processes that attach electronics onto textiles. The result is a soft, machine-washable garment paired with an AI app for real-time voice-guided posture correction. Production cost and complexity drop by nearly 50%, enabling mass production. The technology creates new industrial value in a smart-textile category extensible to medical monitoring and rehabilitation, aligning with SDG 3 and SDG 9.
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Contact Person:
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI):Mr. Shen, Chien-lung
Phone:
+886-2-2267-0321 #3003