- The Fibo bracelet is currently being developed by Danish engineer
- A smart bracelet transmits a baby’s womb movements through the wearer’s wrist
- The signal is sent in real time so when the mother is feeling something the father feels it too
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They will never know what it is like to be pregnant – but at least men can now feel their unborn baby kicking.
A smart bracelet transmits a baby’s womb movements through the wearer’s wrist so that men do not feel ‘left out’ during pregnancy.
The mother wears a kick monitor patch which connects to the bracelet through a wireless connection and uses rotating small beads inside it to mimic the child’s movement.
The signal is sent in real time so when the mother is feeling something the father feels it too
The signal is sent in real time so when the mother is feeling something the father feels it too.
The Fibo bracelet is currently being developed by Danish engineers who aim to help fathers understand what it is like to have a baby – the good parts, at least.
Sandra Pétursdóttir of startup First Bond wearables said: ‘While the mother gets the first-hand feeling of the little one growing in her belly, the dad can feel a bit left out.
‘The mama is wearing a kick monitor patch—a technology produced by another startup—which detects the baby’s actions’.
She added that when the baby moves it sends a signal to the bracelet, which is slim and metallic.
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If the child moves to the right the rotating beads do the same. Similarly, if the child moves downwards the beads go to the base of the wristband.
Pétursdóttir said: ‘The sharing happens instantly so the person wearing the wristband will feel the movement in real-time.
‘We’re focusing on shared experiences and the shared economy.
‘By making Fibo, a device the parents rent during the pregnancy, an up-to-date technology and high-quality product can be guaranteed’.
First Bond Wearables showed off their products at the Polar Bear Pitching competition in Oulu, Finland, Newsweek reported.
No launch date has currently been set but it is hoped a market-ready device will be ready at some point next year.
The bracelet comes after a number of other gadgets designed to make men understand what it is like to go through a pregnancy.
They include the Moonbump, a fake pregnancy belly that straps onto your front and mimics the 33lbs of weight that heavily pregnant women carry around.
Nappy maker Huggies developed a similar technology to the bracelet in 2013 with a pregnancy belt that allows fathers to feel their baby’s movements as they happen, however it was never brought to market.
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