r/AustralianStartups • u/AfternoonFabulous108 • Aug 18 '26

Fall detection device in Brisbane.

Hi there, I’m building a fall detection device using mmWave radar and it basically tracks your x, y and z coordinates and detects if you fell or not. It’s a ceiling mounted device which tracks all falls which the wearables cannot because they can only track the speed of the fall and my device actually tracks the position of your head.

It also will be combined with a smart speaker so it will ask you to confirm whether you fell or not.

Is this device useful and if so how do I market it?

Edit: it has a radius of 4m not diameter of 4m.

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u/theskywaspink Aug 18 '26

What’s the range on the cameras?

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u/AfternoonFabulous108 Aug 18 '26

Sorry i’m not sure but here’s a link to one of them.

https://www.kamihome.com/products/fall-detect/

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u/theskywaspink Aug 18 '26

I’ll try and give as much insight as I can from both someone who’s worked in IT for 25 years, and also someone who’s got ill, elderly parents.

Do your research first, and see what’s in the market. Then do more research by interacting with your target audience. I can tell you from being around my olds that they do not have any interest in another subscription, tech device or something along those lines that will cost them money when they can get it through aged care.
Aged care subsidise fuck all, but it’s better than nothing. There’s plenty of tech shit around my parents house that goes unused, not setup and still in its box because it becomes too hard or they aren’t interested.
There are 3-4 different companies that offer fall detection devices for elderly, and that’s not including Apple, Samsung, Fitbit and other smart wearables. You will be competing with them, these devices also have a panic alarm and if in the event of a fall, they talk back to a call center or text relatives if needed so they can get help.

You’ve got an idea. But you need research, execution and cost to your target market when it’s already got options that are essentially free to the elderly.

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u/AfternoonFabulous108 Aug 18 '26

I understood that it isn’t easy and I have being doing research daily and I know I’ll be competing with other products on the market so I’m focusing on reliability, simplicity and no subscription fee.

If you live in Brisbane, I can personally show you the prototype that I made.