By February 2013, we had developed a wearable electrophysiology sensor. The product was called MyoLink. We launched an Indiegogo campaign called “The MyoLink Emerges” and set a maximum of 100 sensors. We knew it would be wise to start small and learn from a controlled campaign. We sold out in 72 hours. Our goal was now to deliver 100 units in about 6 months.
During the design review, we decided to start a fresh design process. To honor this, we rebranded as “Cricket” with the accompanying iPad app being called “Chirp”.
By August 2013, we were shipping Crickets. The interfaces for the sensors were Chirp and the Chirp SDK (…which some backers, such as The Tech Museum of Innovation, used to great effect!)
Over the next year or so in 2014 – 2015, we participated in the development and launch of the BodyMetrics exhibit at The Tech Museum, again scaling up our production efforts to support several hundred units in active circulation. During this time we aggregated an enormous contextual database of electrophysiology data – possibly the largest database of its kind.
In 2015 – 2016, we did some angel fundraising in order to scale up from small-scale production to large-scale production. We created Chaoku, a joint-venture company based out of Suzhou, China in order to manufacture and distribute Somaxis products into Asian territories. By mid-2016, Cricket received FCC clearance and became available for purchase.
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