With the invention of eye scans, fingerprinting and voice recognition, it was only a matter of time until footprints would be used as a form of identification; the ‘Biometric Shoe Sole’ is here to personalize your strut.
This new form of personal verification is currently being developed by researchers with a $1.5 million budget. The Pedo-Biometrics Lab at Carnegie Mellon has researchers who are working to create an insole that monitors a persons walking patterns. The insole will rate how much pressure is applied to each foot, and monitor gait. This new technology will be used to gain clearance to top secret buildings by judging whether or not the shore bearer is actually who they claim to be.
The idea may seem a bit out of the ordinary, but researchers have been studying the walking patterns of individuals for years. This new technology will help monitor a person’s health overtime by monitoring the way that they strut.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Personalized Footprint Identification
- Developing a biometric shoe sole that maps individual footprints creates opportunities for personalized identification and security.
- Gait Monitoring Technology
- Creating insoles that monitor walking patterns and pressure applied to each foot opens possibilities for health monitoring and injury prevention.
- Health Tracking Insoles
- Integrating health monitoring capabilities into shoe soles offers potential to monitor individuals' health over time based on their walking habits.
Where This Applies
- Biometrics
- The development of biometric shoe soles for personal verification and access control presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the biometrics industry.
- Wearable Technology
- The integration of health-monitoring insoles into footwear opens up new possibilities for wearable technology in the fitness and healthcare industries.
- Security
- Utilizing footstep identification technology for access control to secure buildings presents disruptive innovation opportunities within the security industry.
