United StatesPublic sector2018 – ongoingDefense Threat Reduction Agency
RATE wearable infection early warning
DTRA distributed AI-linked wearables and claimed infection warnings up to 48 hours before symptoms
Problem
Personnel could spread infection before symptoms appeared. DTRA sought an earlier signal that could prompt medical testing.
Approach
DTRA and the Defense Innovation Unit developed RATE with assistance from Philips. Commercial wearables supplied physiological measurements to cloud-based AI and machine-learning models, which produced hourly risk scores. Development began in March 2018, and personnel began receiving devices in June 2020.
Results
Takeaway
RATE alerts prompted personnel to seek diagnostic testing. DTRA did not report a reduction in infections among participating personnel.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Production and qualityIT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and ML
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Goal
- Quality and risk
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Defense officials described wearable monitoring and the initial distribution of RATE devices. A DTRA official claimed warnings up to 48 hours before symptoms, while further COVID-19 algorithm refinement remained underway.
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