Austrian robots protect the wearer

The sensor system on the smart shirt can measure breathing and protect the privacy of the wearer.

The shirt is fitted with a sensor system and integrated LED lights. (Photo: CNET)

The spider-shirt is a combination of fashion and technology. This is the product of Dutchman Anouk Wipprecht. It is white, spider-shaped on shoulder and made from 3D printing technology.

The prototype version is powered by Intel processors, sensors and LEDs. The proximity sensor system, the respiratory sensor, will collect the environmental and breathing data of the wearer. This information is connected to a computer. When the sensor detects another person in close proximity, or the person's breathing is higher than normal, the spider legs will widen around.

"Let's approach the wearer aggressively and these tripods will move in an attacking posture , " CNET quoted Wipprecht as saying.

According to Discovery News, along the sides of the shirt is the design of black boxes like spider eyes. The LEDs connected to the sensor system will signal a warning if someone approaches them to alert the wearer. Conversely, they can also emit light as a welcome signal.