Fabric Sensor Company Wins Frost & Sullivan Technology Award

BeBop Sensors was named winner of the 2015 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Award for its fabric sensor technology that has applications in wearables, sports, automotive, healthcare and manufacturing. BeBop has developed 14 sensors for OEM products in numerous fields using proprietary sensor technology that integrates all of the sensors, traces and electronics into one piece of fabric, said the company. The approach is said to provide sensitivity, resolution, range of deployment and robustness in a compressed space. For automotive applications, BeBop developed a prototype “smart tire” that can sense road surface, tire profile and details about a tire’s contact patch, which can be used “to adjust suspension, enlighten anti-lock braking and report on tread depth,” said the company.