2025

Design Awards Silver Winner - Tech Trainer Pty Ltd

Tech Trainer: AI-Powered Wearable Coaching in Every Thread

Entrant Company

Tech Trainer Pty Ltd

Category

Smart Garments - Smart Clothing

Client's Name

Wing Fai CHOY

Country / Region:

Australia

Tech Trainer is pioneering the future of wearable technology with a world-first integration of smart textiles, contactless sensors, and AI-driven digital twins. Based in Melbourne, Australia, the system transforms how people exercise, recover, and perform by embedding real-time coaching into garments.

Unlike fitness trackers that count steps or heartbeats, Tech Trainer addresses the real risks of exercise — poor form, fatigue, and preventable injuries. The first product, a sensor-embedded eTextile knee brace, captures muscle activation without skin contact. Linked to a digital twin app, it mirrors the user’s movement, delivers visual, audio, and haptic feedback, and prevents posture breakdown before injuries occur. A central intelligence unit fuses all sensor data and powers predictive AI insights, enabling professional-grade coaching for everyone.

This innovation closes the performance and prevention gap in global fitness. Exercise-related injuries cost billions annually and discourage participation. Tech Trainer offers a scalable, accessible solution that empowers everyday users, physiotherapists, and athletes alike. By FY35, it is projected to reduce healthcare costs by up to AU$14m annually in Victoria alone, create new jobs across health and technology, and strengthen Australia’s position in smart textiles and digital health.

More than a product, Tech Trainer is a platform for global health impact. With provisional patents secured, exclusive rights to breakthrough near E-Field sensor technology, and a deep R&D partnership with Monash University, Tech Trainer is building towards a full-body system that maps posture, muscle engagement, and fatigue across the body.

Tech Trainer makes lab-grade biomechanics accessible to all, redefining wearable technology from passive tracking to active prevention and performance optimisation.

Credits

Founder / Tech Trainer Pty Ltd
Wing Fai CHOY
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