KikSense is a device that you wear on your wrists and ankles, and it tracks your movements in real-time. It then compares your gestures to those of your sensei, providing you with instant feedback on your form and technique. This is the game-changer! KikSense gives you an objective measure of your performance, so you can…
I thought we are due for a little update of a big progress (for us :-)). We have just added feet to the sensors. You can now train your kicks. Since we are beta testing, we have added only mawashi geri and mae geri. As we progress, more punches and kicks will be available.
It’s been a year and a half since our last blog post. We have been busy through the pandemic, supply shortages, tournament cancellations, and dojo closures. We have made our sensors smaller, yet again. We have lost count on the number of iterations. Now, they fit inside wristband pocket, making it more comfortable to wear.…
It has been awhile since the last post and KikSense has been busy. After talking to a lot of Karate senseis, practitioners and parents, we made our software easier to read, easier to understand the results and easier to check on progress. Front page is transformed from unexciting white on gray: To popping dark mode:…
There have been a lot of changes with KikSense since the last post. Site is now live We have completely redesigned kiksense.com. We have two sections now. Student information about wearables and software is right on the front page. Sensei information is under its own menu for easy access. Details are here: K-Trainer app We…
We have been working on KikSense sensors for some time now. We went through many iterations of various components, trying to get our sensor smaller, and more feature-rich. While the details vary, the typical sensor is SoC – System on a Chip. This means that it is a tiny computer, with its own CPU and…
It has been almost two months since Denver Startup Week and we had some time to absorb the mountain of information that was provided there. We have attended several presentations, mostly in the Maker track. For reference, you can see the list at the end of the post. On to the list! Always sign a…
Today we pitched our startup to SAGE advisers. What is SAGE you ask? Well, it is not an herb this time, you don’t cook with this one. SAGE (Social and Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs) is a program that offers adviser services to an early stage entrepreneur. We had a couple of weeks to prepare a…
KikSense will be attending a Start-Up Week for the first time. It is overwhelming how much information is being offered to start-ups like us. How to make your idea profitable – they have a lecture. Whether to look for funding or bootstrap the business – they have a lecture. Everything you need to know on…
A minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and to provide feedback for future product development. Our product includes hardware sensors that are worn by the karateka. It also includes software application that lets those karateka and their senseis (masters, caoches) to process the results. So, our…