Bosch Sensortec

What is smaller than the nail of your little finger, has artificial intelligence in it, and can analyze the air in a room and tell you to open the window when there are too many aerosols floating around? The answer: Microelectromechanical systems – MEMS for short. In this podcast episode, the hosts are talking to Bosch experts Emma Abel and Richard Fix to learn about the latest fields of application for MEMS.

Squats, crunches or kettlebell swings: The list of fitness exercises available nowadays is almost endless. Many fitness trackers or smartwatches, however, offer only a very limited number of activities that can be tracked and do not recognize activities reliably due to different performance styles, equipment, heights and energy levels of users.

Fitness tracking is presently experiencing a huge upswing in popularity. The market for fitness trackers and step counters has surged by 65% year-on-year, with just the Fitbit platform alone claiming nearly 30 million active users. Current activity tracking devices have demonstrated the huge market potential of this segment and have laid the groundwork for next-generation AI-enabled devices to take centre stage as individual fitness tracking goes mainstream.