A Wi-Fi Signal Is Sufficient to Obtain Clinically Accurate Pulse Data

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Five seconds is all that is needed to measure a person’s heart rate through Wi-Fi signals with clinical accuracy, thanks to an ingenious system developed by a team from the University of California, Santa Cruz. No smart watches or sensors are needed; simply being less than 3 meters away. At the moment it is a proof of concept that was born with the idea of creating a cheap wifi device helped by a machine learning algorithm to obtain “clinically …

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A new technology allows us to use the Wi-Fi signals that we already have at home to measure heart pulses accurately, without the need for cameras or physical contact. It detects alterations or arrhythmias without the user having to wear any device.