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Tocsen is a system consisting of a fall sensor and a smartphone app that detects falls sustained by outdoor athletes and automatically calls for help in an emergency when users are unable to do this themselves. The Tocsen fall sensor is already sold as a retrofit sensor (in pink, black and gray) for retrofitting to any helmet. An OEM solution integrated into the helmet was developed and marketed in late 2020.

Technology or unique selling points

• System comprising intelligent fall sensor and smartphone app
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• In the event of a fall, it detects the forces acting on the person where they do the most damage: the head
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• Alerts personal emergency contacts and the Tocsen community when needed
• 100% Made in Germany, from packaging to server infrastructure
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• Tocsen GmbH is conscious of its social, environmental and economic responsibility
• Technology: 3-axis accelerometer is attached to the helmet and connected to a smartphone. If a fall is detected, an audible alarm sounds and the app asks the user if everything is okay. If there is no response, an emergency call goes to the user's personal emergency contacts, to all Tocsen users in the vicinity and (soon) optionally to the central control center.

Awards

• Winner of the MACS Startup Award 2019 of the freiburg/südbaden marketing community
• Winner of the Galileo Masters Baden-Württemberg with E-GNSS Incubation Prize and E-GNSS Crowdfunding Prize
• ISPO Brandnew Selection 2020

Customer benefits

• Tocsen saves lives
• Shortens the time to discovery and treatment after an accident
• System consisting of fall sensor and smartphone app
• Fall detection of outdoor athletes, e.g. in cycling, horse riding and winter sports
• Automatic emergency call after absence of vital signs, e.g. in case of unconsciousness
• Personal emergency contacts
• Emergency call to Tocsen heroes (app user community) nearby

Business idea

After their friend Tom suffered a broken neck in a mountain bike accident despite wearing a helmet and was found unconscious by hikers, the Tocsen founders were looking for a solution to prevent such accidents in the future. As passionate outdoor sports enthusiasts, the entire Tocsen team gives its all to ensure that safety is no longer left to chance. In doing so, we incorporate our valuable experience from winter sports, cycling, riding and climbing sports into our work. It goes without saying that we test all our products extensively and put them through their paces in the various sports.

Target group and market volume

Target markets are all fall-prone outdoor sports where helmets are worn, such as mountain biking, road biking, equestrian sports, inline skating, skiing, snowboarding, paragliding, climbing, etc. Market volume: enormous market potential in all activities where wearing a helmet makes sense: sports, urban commuting, etc.