Case Study: a wearable-tech company achieves more accurate posture detection with Toptal's IMU-based algorithm solution

Wearable-tech Company improves posture accuracy with Toptal's IMU algorithms

The wearable-tech company faced a challenge with its posture detection technology, which relied on inadequate strain gauge sensors and a simple algorithm. They needed an expert in inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor fusion to improve their product, leading them to engage Toptal for machine learning consulting and custom software development.

Toptal implemented a research-based solution, validating a new algorithm in Python before translating it into C++ for an embedded application. This IMU-based solution developed by Toptal dramatically improved the accuracy of the posture algorithm, justifying the transition to the new technology. Their work had an ongoing impact, expanding from R&D into hardware implementation.