# From Wearables to Insurance: How Kinetic is Revolutionizing Workplace Safety

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2025-01-23
- Length: 29m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/From-Wearables-to-Insurance-How-Kinetic-is-Revolutionizing-Workplace-Safety-e2tpvq1

## Summary

Heytham, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Kinetic, explains how the company evolved from designing wearable IoT devices to becoming a workers' compensation insurance provider. He details the hardware development of a belt-mounted sensor using Intel Edison chips to monitor body mechanics and prevent musculoskeletal injuries in frontline workers. Brock describes the strategic pivot to insurance to serve smaller companies, leveraging partnerships with insurers like Nationwide to offer risk-reduction technology alongside coverage. The episode highlights the use of computer vision and mobile apps to identify facility risks, focusing on industries like last-mile delivery and warehousing.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=5) Introduction: Paridio Sponsor Read and Guest Welcome
- [1:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=78) Kinetic's Mission and Evolution from Hardware to Insurance
- [3:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=220) Wearable Device Design: From Back Braces to Belt Sensors
- [9:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=585) Hardware Engineering: Intel Edison Chips and Battery Constraints
- [12:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=771) Business Model Pivot: Selling Insurance to Small Businesses
- [17:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=1040) Partnerships with Nationwide and Insurance Industry Dynamics
- [19:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=1153) Product Platform: Computer Vision and Risk Identification Apps
- [22:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=1360) Target Industries: Last-Mile Delivery, Warehousing, and Manufacturing
- [26:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-01-23-from-wearables-to-insurance-how-kinetic-is-revolutionizing-workplace-safety#t=1567) Company Growth, Remote Team in Colombia, and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Kinetic (company)
- Paridio (company)
- Intel Edison (chip)
- Fitbit (product)
- Apple Watch (product)
- Nationwide Insurance (company)
- State Farm (company)
- Ting (company)

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