Smart shoes to keep old people from falling down

The problem of death caused by the fall of the elderly is becoming more and more serious, and it is an urgent problem to prevent the elderly from falling down. Recently, B-shoe company has launched a company with the same name Smart shoes--b-shoe, this pair of shoes can help the elderly while walking in the body balance, not easy to fall. At present the technology has applied for the relevant patent. In particular, older people over the age of 65 will have a great chance of falling. In addition, to prevent falls, older people need assistive tools, such as walking sticks and walking racks, which symbolize weakness and dependence, which most older people refuse to use. Therefore, it is necessary to design a reliable product to enable the elderly to maintain their dignity and safety. Older adults, their movements begin to slow down and their reactions become sluggish. As a result, they often fall down when they are too late to respond. When the normal person standing is unstable, often will be one foot back fixed, this is the backwardstep principle. And B-shoe is to rely on the principle of backwardstep to help the elderly to maintain balance. The insole pressure sensor, drive unit, rechargeable battery and microprocessor are installed on the soles of the B-shoe, and a proprietary intelligent algorithm is used to determine if adjustments are required. When the B-shoe to the elderly is about to fall, will automatically guide the elderly one leg to retreat step, to maintain the body center of gravity of the elderly, to prevent the fall of the situation occurred. Currently, the B-shoe project is being funded on the Indiegogo funding platform, with a fund-raising target of $30000.