LumaHelm: a bright idea for head protection

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Some readers may recall the Torch T1, a prototype bicycle helmet we recently featured. It incorporates light panels on the front and back, to make sure that cyclists get noticed by drivers when riding at night. Well, while it may seem to offer quite the light display, it's decidedly subtle compared to the LumaHelm. Designed by a team of researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s Exertion Games Lab (which previously brought us the Joggobot), it’s a bike helmet covered with an array of 104 multicolored programmable LEDs... Continue Reading LumaHelm: a bright idea for head protection

Section: Good Thinking

Tags: Cycling, Helmets, LED, Lighting, Protection, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Safety

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