AI Ergonomics: Keep Your Team Safe in Real Time
For decades, workplace ergonomics has been reactive. An injury occurs, and only then do safety teams step in — reviewing video footage, collecting witness statements, filling out incident reports. But by the time the cycle starts, the harm has already been done.
What if we didn’t have to wait?
What if we could detect injury risk in real time — and respond before anyone gets hurt?
That’s where Backy™ comes in. Powered by Agentic Ergonomics, Backy™ is an AI-driven wearable that helps industrial workers move more safely — in the moment, not after the fact. It provides haptic feedback within 2 milliseconds of detecting a risky posture, and automatically generates posture insights, movement reports, and actionable trends across entire worksites.
Backy™ doesn’t just track motion. It understands it.
A Smarter, Real-Time Approach to Ergonomics
Traditional ergonomic tools — like motion capture cameras or after-shift reports — rely on observation and human interpretation. But they come with limitations: subjective analysis, slow feedback loops, and no way to intervene in real time.
Backy™ changes that.
With Backy™, you get:
Real-time intervention: Haptic alerts when high-risk movement is detected.
Posture prediction accuracy above 90% thanks to embedded force sensors and motion analysis.
Automatic reporting to remove the burden of manual data collection.
Enterprise-grade dashboards that provide actionable team- and site-level insights.
The result? Workers don’t have to guess if they’re lifting correctly. They get a nudge in the moment — before strain becomes injury.
Proactive Safety, Tangible Impact
In a recent pilot with DHL, Backy™ led to a 67% reduction in high-risk postures in just one week.
Just as important: Workers actually liked using it. Because Backy™ isn’t punitive. It doesn’t micromanage. It empowers. When technology supports workers — rather than surveilling them — adoption happens naturally.
Automating What Safety Teams Struggle With
Let’s be honest: Safety professionals are stretched thin. Most don’t have hours to analyze posture data, track ergonomic KPIs, or coach every team member one-on-one.
Backy™ helps by:
Saving 15+ hours/month through automated ergonomic reporting and video-based risk analysis.
Offering personalized posture scores and lift-risk metrics — no guesswork.
Highlighting risk by zone, team, or task, so interventions happen where they matter most.
Backy™ even collects previously inaccessible data like:
Force pressure on the lower back
Real-time strain detection
Ergonomic risk heatmaps
These insights help safety leaders go from reactive to strategic. It’s not just about compliance — it’s about culture.
What Is AI Ergonomics?
AI Ergonomics is the next evolution of workplace safety. It refers to AI-powered systems that don’t just sense motion, but understand intent, predict outcomes, and act autonomously to prevent harm.
In other words, it’s ergonomics that thinks and responds.
Backy™ is the first real-world application of this approach — and it’s already transforming how companies manage workplace risk.
From Wearable to Workforce Ally
Backy™ was designed to be:
Lightweight and unobtrusive, so workers forget they’re wearing it.
Plug-and-play, with zero setup time.
Scalable, for teams of 10 or 10,000.
It fits seamlessly into any workday — no wires, no cameras, no friction. And because it adapts to each individual’s movement patterns, it becomes more helpful over time.
Backy™ doesn’t just gather data. It builds better habits.
Backy™ in Action: Key Results at a Glance
✅ 67% drop in high-risk postures in one week
✅ $500K projected savings/year in injury-related costs
✅ Zero pushback from frontline workers
✅ 90%+ prediction accuracy for posture and lift risk
✅ 15+ hours/month saved in manual reporting tasks
The Future of Safety Is Agentic
The best safety systems are invisible. They work in the background, protecting workers without slowing them down. That’s exactly what Backy™ delivers — intelligent, proactive ergonomics that scale.
Because safety shouldn’t wait until after someone gets hurt.
With Backy™, it doesn’t have to.
