Darma is the world's first smart cushion that monitors your posture, sitting habits, stress level, and coaches you to sit better. Darma smart cushion focuses on improving the sub-health problem of the office workers and business professionals from improper sitting habits. A valuable device for professionals who work long hours at their desks! $225,574 raised with 1,233 backers. What Can Darma Do 1) Correct your sitting posture: Darma will vibrate gently and send you reminders when you sit improperly to help you correct your bad sitting habits. 2) Relieve your back pain: Customized stretching guides help you relieve your back pain. Feel more flexible and energetic with upright posture. 3) Reduce your sitting hours: Darma can remind you to take breaks from every 15 to 90 minutes. You'll never forget to take breaks at work. 4) Manage your stress: Darma can detect your stress level in real time and remember to take a break whenever your stress level is too high. 5) Increase your productivity: Be more efficient with better posture and less long sitting time. 6) Prevent potential diseases & Improve your health status: Keep track of your heart and breathing rate and be better aware of your heath status. How Darma Works Darma comes in the form of non-wearable and non-intrusive cushion. All you need to do is put it on your chair and receive the accurate data from Darma app wirelessly. Inside Darma cushion is our patented optical fiber sensor, which can monitor your posture and sitting time and remind you when you sit improperly. Customized stretching guides can effectively relieve your back pain, neck and shoulder strain. We use advanced algorithms to calculate your heart and breathing rate, as well as analyzing your stress level to help you be better aware of your health status. Daily and weekly reports are also available for you to track your progress. Maintain an Upright Posture Track your posture and suggest stretching exercises to relieve your strain. Adopt Healthy Sitting Habits Record your sitting time and alert you when it's time to stand up. Manage Your Stress Monitor your heart and respiration rate and notify you when your stress level is too high. Darma Smart Cushion Compatible with both iOS and Android version. Size: 17.3 inch x 17.3 inch x 2.3 inch Battery Capacity: 5000mAH (can last for 2weeks) About the Startup Describe your product in 3 words.Posture, Vitals, NonwearableHow did you come up with the idea for this product?Our CEO has experienced back pain first hand. When it began interfering with his productivity as a hard working engineering student, he started thinking about how to address the issue. Bringing together a talented team with similar complaints also hoping to pursue research and careers unencumbered by back pain and stress, we soon realized our idea could help millions of people just like us.By applying our engineering expertise, we’ve developed the technology for a product which helps us – and you! - sit better, feel better, and lead a longer & healthier lives. We created Darma.What makes your product special?What makes us special is that we come in the form of non-wearable and non-intrusive cushion. Our team has 8 years of research previously in the technology we're using, which guarantees medical grade accuracy. Darma can do more than just correcting your bad posture. It also learns your sitting habits to present you with actionable coaching, from stand-up reminders, to posture advice, to tailored stretching guidance. Our sensors are accurate enough to even detect and monitor your vitals including heart rate, heartbeat waveform, respiratory rate, and breathing waveform.What has been the best part of your startup experience?The best part has been receiving continuous feedbacks from our backers and customers telling us how our product has corrected their bad sitting posture and reduced their sitting time. We're as delighted as our users when they tell us how our product has helped them become more active and productive in their work. We're also excited when receiving feedbacks on how our product can do better and we wouldn't be who we are today without everyone's support.
P**Z
Cannot see progress in order to keep correct posture! No support and network is down,
I just recently purchased and received Darma Pro on 3/14/17. The first couple of weeks it worked as expected. However, on 3/31/17, I tried to connect my blue tooth on android Turbo and I was prompted to login. I am continuously getting error of 'Network is not available'. I tried to telnet to their site and shows their network is down.This is not a cheap item and I have the latest update.I attempted to contact support twice now, as well as left a message and still have not received a reply.No support for your product?? Competition in the healthcare market is demanding and I'm sure there will be more reliable seat cushions. Your customer support is always key to representation of a good company. I hope you contact me or resolve quickly since it now going on 4 days. I will change my rating once I receive the support as well as provide update to this review.UPDATE: Since my post, I was contacted by the Company and the problem has been corrected. The reports are good to show clinicians when dealing with problems with the back, as well as any other skeletal issues.The seat buzzing allows me to view my phone regarding posture and vital signs along with why and how to correct.
A**R
watch, iPad
This product does not work at all. The Bluetooth does not connect to any devices; PC, laptop, phone (apple & android), watch, iPad, tv, etc. Does not connect to any item that manages Bluetooth connections. Also, after fully charging, the cushion will turn back off as if disconnected and will not vibrate every 30 minutes to alarm for stretches and postures as advertised when "Disconnected.' The Blue light shuts off after 3 seconds of being on. When it does pair with a 4.0 and up Bluetooth device, it will connect for a split second. While the management device attempts to pair, it will either stop and say Unsupported Device or say Connected and not actually be connected. The Seat will show a 3 light for 3 seconds then shut off and remain a normal Uncomfortable seat cushion. This is a scam and I am an idiot for making this a Christmas gift to my family. Every positive 5-star review here is made by a friend or employee of the people who started this kickstarting smart cushion scam. I have read that the app crashes too and seeing how the owners and their friends are all liars, they probably siphon your personal data from the app to so do not download it.Avoid this product and this company.
J**N
Mediocre functionality with extremely poor dependability
I want to love my Darma. It's beautifully made and comfortable to sit on. However, like many other reviewers, after only a couple of months my Darma doesn't hold a charge for even a full day. The app won't stay connected. Basically it's a $200 seat cushion.When it was working it was still just okay. It doesn't seem to detect poor posture issues nearly as well as my Lumo Lift. It did do a good job of reminding me to move around at regular intervals, and I liked that it turned on and connected to my phone automatically when I would sit down. The exercises are just okay, and they're definitely not customized to your needs based on your sitting behavior in a given day. I was disappointed about that.In the end, this isn't a product that I would recommend to anyone. Even when it was working, it wasn't worth the price point. Now it's completely defunct after only two months.
Z**I
I like how the cushion would auto detect the phone with ...
1. I like how the cushion would auto detect the phone with the app is near and auto connect.2. I find I have to recalibrate cushion on a harden flat surface to get best result. The cushion is always in the same place and makes recalibration much easier.3. The cushion could be a little longer to match the chair length better. It sits a little far back on my thighs. I am only 5' 7" so I am not a big person. However my husband likes it very much.4. The width of the cushion is good. Materials feels good in touch.5. I like the fact it buzzes me to stand and gives exercises.6. I like the leaning notifications. I knew I was a forward leaner but did not realize I leaned to the right a lot too. Good to know.Overall I could live with sit on it every morning and buzz me many times a day (however it is sometimes annoying).That is my honest opinion.
A**R
New version works!!!
I received a new cushion from Darma and it works so much better than the older version. The cushion maintains Bluetooth connection with my phone, I get alerts for sitting too long or if I am sitting incorrectly, and if I am sitting wrong for too long there are 1 min exercises that the app demos for you. This cushion is a very good investment and is comfortable. The app is very informative and tech support does respond and helps. If you have a job where you sit for long periods of time I highly recommend this cushion because it keeps you aware of your posture and if you are too sedentary it will remind you to get up.
N**K
FEEL BETTER AND ACCOMPLISH MORE
I got my Darma cushion through the Kickstarter campaign early on, and have been using it for several months now. It has been eye opening. I knew that I felt stiff and sore from sitting at my desk, but had come to accept this was the price to be paid for getting things done. I couldn't take the time to get up to stretch because I had "things to do" that were important. And besides, I did get up every once in a while. I quickly found out that I didn't get up very often, that I leaned and slumped, and that I could change my behavior. The cushion signaled me when I leaned or slumped, and to get up every half hour. I started stretching more and sitting with better posture. Lo and behold, my back and neck no longer ached, and I got more done. What a great revelation.An added bonus with this cushion is the ability to monitor my heart rate and stress level. I became much more conscious of taking a moment for a few deep breaths and a bit of centering and was able to stay much more relaxed, and clear thinking. And with that, my ability to accomplish my work improved and the quality was better as well.I am glad that I bought one of these cushions and have recommended them to family and friends, and now you too. Enjoy!
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