Description
Why this form factor
Choose shoes when you want sensors built into the footbed (no insert, no setup beyond putting them on). Same sensing and GaitIQ as the insoles. Prefer to keep existing footwear? See Smart Balance Insoles.
Built-In Gait Sensors: Just Put Them On and Walk
Pedisteps Smart Balance Shoes have the full sensor system (40 sensors per shoe in adult sizes, 30 in small kid sizes) built directly into the footbed. No insoles to insert, no setup, just put them on and every walk is automatically monitored. Sensor data streams to the GaitIQ Dashboard, where AI generates your gait analysis and fall risk score.
3mo of GaitIQ Dashboard access included (worth $60). After 3mo: $20/month.
What Is Included
- Pedisteps Smart Shoes, 40 FSR sensors per shoe built into the footbed (30 in small kid sizes), Bluetooth
- 3mo of GaitIQ Dashboard access (worth $60), AI gait analysis, fall risk scoring, balance trend graphs
- Weight-bearing alerts, real-time notifications when dangerous thresholds are crossed
- Family & therapist portal, share monitoring access remotely
- Pedisteps iOS & Android app
What Is the GaitIQ Dashboard?
The GaitIQ Dashboard is the web platform your subscription gives you access to. After every walk, it shows:
- Plantar pressure heatmaps, which parts of your foot carry the most load
- AI gait analysis, symmetry, cadence, stride length, pressure distribution
- Fall risk score, updated continuously with every walk
- Balance trend graphs, over days, weeks, and months
- Weight-bearing alerts, real-time safety notifications (critical for post-surgery patients)
Access it from any browser. Share it with your physiotherapist or family, they can monitor remotely without being in the room.
How It Works
Put on the shoes and start walking. Every step is automatically recorded: 40 built-in sensors per shoe (30 in small kid sizes) measure plantar pressure across the entire foot, the AI evaluates gait symmetry, cadence, and stride length, and generates a real-time fall risk score. You and anyone you share access with can view the analysis on the GaitIQ Dashboard from any device, anywhere.
Key Features
- 40 FSR plantar pressure sensors per shoe in adult sizes (30 in small kid sizes), fully integrated, no insoles required
- AI gait analysis: symmetry, cadence, stride length, pressure distribution
- Continuous fall risk score, updated with every walk
- Balance trend graphs over days, weeks, and months
- Real-time weight-bearing alerts
- Remote access via GaitIQ Dashboard, for family or physiotherapist
- No setup required, sensors are built in, Plug & Play
- Comfortable daily wear design
Who It Is For
- Elderly adults at risk of falls, continuous home monitoring without clinic visits
- Post-surgery patients, real-time weight-bearing alerts during recovery
- Family caregivers, monitor a parent’s gait and balance remotely
- Physiotherapists, equip patients with remote monitoring between appointments
- Children with gait concerns, sizes available from age 6+
- Anyone who prefers an all-in-one smart shoe over separate insoles
Subscription
- 3mo of GaitIQ Dashboard access included (worth $60)
- After 3 months: $20/month, cancel anytime
- Includes: AI gait analysis, fall risk scoring, balance trends, weight-bearing alerts, family & therapist access
Technical details
How it works
Each Pedisteps insole (also built into Pedisteps shoes) uses an array of force-sensing resistors (FSRs) under the foot. 40 sensors per insole in adult sizes (30 in small kid sizes) sample pressure in real time at 10 frames per second. Each sensor reports a 0-255 value and is calibrated for up to about 4 kg of force. That pressure map supports understanding of loading, balance, and gait patterns over a walk or training session.
Connectivity
Bluetooth Low Energy to the Pedisteps app on iOS and Android (apps handle pairing). Typical indoor range about 10 m; open space about 20 m.
From foot to cloud
Sensors, then BLE, then Pedisteps phone app, then Google Cloud, then GaitIQ web dashboard at app.vrsteps.io, usually under 1 second latency. Real-time mode, session analysis (sessions up to about 10 minutes), AI insights, browse past sessions, weight-bearing alerts by percent of body weight. MCP connection in beta with a secure token for your own data.
Battery and charging
About 8-12 hours operation on a full charge. Full recharge about 3-4 hours. One USB cable with two magnetic connectors, one per insole.
Hardware and compliance
Pedisol sensing hardware by Spina System Co., Ltd. (South Korea), model family PDS-BS. 3.7 V battery. Operating temperature roughly −10 °C to +50 °C. FCC ID 2BHLV-PDS-BS. CE RF/EMC testing passed for Pedisol PDS-BS. Made in South Korea.
IP
Protected in part by Israeli Patent No. 264419 (granted 2022).
Disclaimer
Pedisteps supports wellness monitoring, training awareness, and remote progress sharing. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice or clinical care.
Free shipping to eligible countries. Ships from South Korea.
