What is Brilliant Sole?
The Only “Open” Sensor & Haptic Embedded Footwear Platform
Footwear
Integrated sensor and haptic system, Qi wireless charging. Can be embedded into insoles and other footwear
Mobile & PC
Brilliant Sole is compatible with mobile and PC’s for a broad range of interactive and processing heavy applications
AI Cloud
Cloud data processing for AI driven applications
Core Features
Versatile Platform for Innovators in Medtech, Sports Science, and Much More
Simplicity
Just insoles with wireless charging. The easiest to use, most versatile, and simplest form factor
Sensors
Brilliant Sole measure’s eight pressure points from each foot with high-resolution analog sensors, and tracks movements with nine-axis IMU’s for each foot
Haptics
Brilliant Sole incorporates two strong LRA haptic motors for biofeedback and stimulation
Compatibility
Brilliant Sole can stream wearable data over BLE to mobile devices, PC’s, and the cloud
Versatility
The combination of sensors & haptics in an insole creates unparalleled utility and potential for creating valuable new smart footwear applications
Functionality
Brilliant Sole is a platform made to support powerful applications from sports science, to medtech, fun & functional
Promising Technology from Startups at CES 2019
Brilliant Sole
Founded in the summer of 2016, Wilmington, NC-based Brilliant Sole is an innovative startup focused on merging footwear and virtual reality (VR). The idea is to put your feet into VR.
At CES 2019, Brilliant Sole’s Founder and CEO Jeff Guard said the company is around five to six months away from releasing a dev kit that will enable developers to work with the technology. Target customers include VR developers and video gamer creators. Brilliant Sole currently has proven hardware and multiple SDKs that work.
Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes
Smart Footwear Brings Users’ Feet to Life In A Virtual Reality World
From Google VR to Oculus, the virtual reality industry has scaled exponentially in the last few years. With the increased interest comes additional issues, and companies have been trying to address challenges with motion sickness, sense of place and more to attract more users into alternate realities.
WALE invests in Wilmington VR footwear firm Brilliant Sole
Brilliant Sole
WILMINGTON – The Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs (WALE) has invested in Brilliant Sole, which has developed a shoe-based sensor system for the virtual reality industry.
WALE, according to founder Jim Roberts, typically invests from $25,000 to $50,000 in a startup and has gone as high as $150,000. The WALE money is the first outside investment in Brilliant Sole, bootstrapped up to now. “We’re usually the first money in,” Roberts said
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