Kickstarter campaign will raise funds for production molds
The current estimate is that more than 1 in 10 children ages 4 to 17 struggle to stay on task while learning and completing school work.
Despite hundreds of wearable wristbands to track steps, stairs and calories, none of them provides a useful way to remind children to get back to their work.
Local school psychologist Rich Brancaccio, who works with children with ADHD and who are on the autism spectrum, has developed a solution in his FocusLabs, which is one of the emerging companies in the entrepreneur development center in the Wireless Research Center of North Carolina in Wake Forest.
Using the center’s resources, Brancaccio has developed a pre-programmed wristband which sends vibrating reminder signals, much like a tap on the shoulder. It is not uncommon for children who regularly daydream and are off-task to suffer a lack of self-esteem, a feeling that they cannot do things on their own without someone reminding them. RE-vibe empowers them to be more self-sufficient, more independent. After several grants and a year of product development, RE-vibe has been transformed into a production-grade prototype powered by patent pending proprietary software.
The Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build production molds that will allow Re-vibe to be marketed began on Tuesday, March 3, and will continue through April 2. People interested in getting a RE-vibe early can do so by supporting the efforts on Kickstarter.
Go to https://www.dropbox.com/s/33mvxm0xiyp8vhl/fokus_labs_promo_3.mp4?dl=0 to see the Kickstarter video and learn how to invest in this idea.
RE-vibe’s unique features:
- Developed by a School Psychologist specializing in Autism & ADHD.
- Three different reminder levels and one homework setting.
- Modern design paired with stylish colors look fashionable and function well.
- Distraction-free design, free of screens, buttons or sound effects.
- Hidden LEDs shine through to warn of low battery, charge or other conditions.
- 7+ day battery life on a single charge.
- Rugged, food-grade plastic enclosure free of BPA/BPS, lead & phthalates.
- Velcro-adjustable, washable moisture wicking band.
