Organic Robotics Corporation/LLUME

High speed biometrics for injury prevention

HoustonFounded 2018

Fitness & WellnessHealthcareDefenseSports

Capital FactoryPartners Fund 2020

About

Light Lace is a soft and stretchable fiberoptic sensor that uses light to measure motion, respiration and muscle fatigue at high speeds and in real time.

Team

Ilayda Samilgil

founder

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Problem

Athletes get injured often, causing teams to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue due to player unavailabilities and salaries.

Traction

We won the 1st prize at NFL's 1st and Future competition and ASU's Sun Devil Venture Challenge. We have received a phase 1 and phase 2 SBIR from NSF and a phase 1 and 2 STTR from AFWERX. We also received investment through AFRL MidAtlantic Hub.

Recent press

LLUME - Luminate
Luminate · Jan 13, 2023
Using fiber optics to measure movement and performance (Previously Organic Robotics Corporation) LLUME, a spin-out company from the Cornell University Organic Robotics Lab, is using fiber optics to measure movement and chest expansion in order to monitor fatigue, recovery, and performance in athletes and other users. LLUME’s Light Lace™ is a stretchable, wearable smart material […]
How LLume's Light Lace technology analyzes chest movement for insights on fatigue, performance
Sports Business Journal
LLume's Light Lace fiberoptic sensor can measure respiration rate, ventilation, heart rate and other respiratory metrics by analyzing chest movements, without requiring skin contact or a mask.