Kinexon, the start-up founded by graduates of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), develops hardware and software that traces the movements of athletes, but which can also be used to automate production processes in industry. A new contact tracing technology developed by the company is now playing a role in the restart of the major US sports leagues.
At the beginning of the Corona pandemic the TUM start-up Kinexon quickly developed a system that issues a warning in case of inadequate social distancing and which also supports contact tracing. The heart of this "SafeZone" solution is a little white box equipped with a sensor that can be carried on the body as a wearable for example on an armband, clip or lanyard. ...