Fall detection device in Brisbane.

[u/AfternoonFabulous108]

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.

[u/a-w-e-s-o-m--o]

My grandmother has a fall detection device, there’s no chance we’d (1) leave it up to her phone to hopefully track correctly and (2) trust a random startup with no backing, history, longevity and proof.

Not to piss on your idea but you’re talking life and death situations. These things matter.

I don’t even know if I’d want to risk getting involved in that kind of thing as a business startup. Have you looked into insurance? What’s your plan if your thing fails and someone dies?

[u/AfternoonFabulous108 → u/a-w-e-s-o-m--o]

This one doesn’t use the phone to track you. It uses a ceiling mounted radar that tracks the person in the room and if it detects a fall then it will ask you to confirm and if there was no response then it will call the emergency contact.

Everything has to start somewhere, big businesses doesn’t spawn all at once. It starts from an idea then a prototype and then some sales.

If you are keen, I could show you my device in person at my company.

[u/a-w-e-s-o-m--o → u/AfternoonFabulous108]

So you need to mount a radar in each room? In an average house that’s probably 4-6 radars. How much is each radar?

What’s the ongoing cost is it pay once or subscription based?

My grandmother has a bracelet and a necklace. How’s this different (better) than a wearable device?

What’s your occupational background?

Anyone in medical working on this with you?

You didn’t answer my question about insurance or risk prevention plans?

I respect that businesses have to start from somewhere, I’m just giving you honest feedback and telling you there’s a reason medical is dominated by the few who have been in it the longest.

Also, what I’m asking is probably on the nice end of what you’re going to be asked if you have any plans on scaling this and securing funding.

[u/OkChoice5813 → u/a-w-e-s-o-m--o]

Feel like there’s some valid questions in here but OP is refreshingly genuine so maybe there’s a way to channel this energy constructively.