Startups were in the spotlight at the Mobile World Fair in Barcelona. They are more than 600 people who participated in 4YFN (4 years from now). The event, which allows them to meet investors, has become one of the highlights of the fair under the influence of the pandemic and the accelerating digital transformation.
Contact everywhere
“Connection affects many sectors,” Perry Doran, Director of 4YFN points out. “In previous editions, we introduced very important areas of activity such as digital health and finance; but this year, we also welcome other players, for example, from the world of education and sports that are developing very rapidly in the context of the pandemic,” He explains.
On the immersive technologies side, the big trend is the Metaverse, this fantasy world in which we can interact.
Greater interaction with the virtual world
For example, a Greek startup called Magos has created a glove that allows you to touch objects in the virtual world with appropriate sensations.
“We have created an exoskeleton that can follow every movement of the fingers of the hand,” Vasilapostolos Ouranis, co-founder and chief security officer of Magos shows us. “In fact, the hand is a complex system that combines 16 joints,” Indicates. “Our solution can trace every joint in the human hand, enabling lifelike interactions,” He says.
This technique is useful in the context of training, as well as the equipment side.“Our solution can provide a high level of accuracy: allowing clinicians in training to perform procedures as they would in the real world,” Vasilapostolos Ouranis defines before adding: “So that will help get a better outcome, in terms of training and learning.”
Smart Sneakers
The world of sports is also becoming digital, particularly through connected devices. For example, Orphe, a Japanese startup, has developed smart sneakers.
These shoes are smart. One of the company representatives, Regina Kriniya, shows us, “Because we put sensors inside and our system allows us to collect information on a very professional level. So joggers or people who simply want to analyze their gait can get data that was previously only available with very heavy professional equipment,” Emphasizes. “This way they will be able to know their movements, their amazing surroundings and eventually they will be less likely to get injured,” conclude.
These are just some of the innovations that attracted 61,000 people to it This offer is 2022 After a downgraded release last year due to the pandemic.
