Built on smart-workwear research from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet, we develop tools to measure physical workload and support ergonomic training — with the people who do the work.
Half of long-term sick leave in Europe is caused by musculoskeletal disorders. Much of it is preventable — if the risk is seen early enough.
For decades, ergonomic risk has been measured by sending an expert with a clipboard to watch a worker for an hour. The methods (RAMP, RULA, REBA) are sound. The sample size is not.
Wergonic turns every shift into a continuous, objective measurement. The research began in 2016 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet. Wergonic was founded in 2020 to develop a product from that work, and has kept developing it through research projects and pilots with industrial partners.
Smart-workwear research in ergonomics begins at KTH and Karolinska Institutet.
Research and innovation projects develop and evaluate early smart-workwear prototypes with industrial partners.
Wergonic is founded to develop a product from the earlier research.
Further applied research and pilot projects explore ergonomic assessment and direct feedback in new settings.
Explore public research and innovation projects related to Wergonic's work on smart workwear and ergonomics.
This project explored sensor-equipped workwear and digital tools for health and safety in manufacturing. Wergonic AB took part in the consortium as technology provider.
This collaborative project evaluates smart workwear and feedback on physical workload. Wergonic participates as a project member and technology provider.
Wergonic smart workwear and software have been used to collect measurements in ergonomics research. Each study below describes the technology used, the setting, and the limits of its findings.
A 2023 study compared sensors in a Wergonic shirt with sensors attached to the skin. Twelve participants performed five simulated work tasks. The authors found acceptable accuracy for group-level arm and trunk posture measurements, while reporting larger errors for some extreme angles and movements.
Read the paper in SensorsA 2026 field study used a Wergonic shirt and mobile app to record upper-arm and trunk postures across three working days. It analysed data from 124 older workers in construction, kitchens, cleaning and care.
Read the paper in Annals of Work Exposures and HealthA 2025 study used the Wergonic mobile app to receive heart-rate data from a Movesense chest sensor. Researchers analysed measurements from 120 older workers across four physically demanding occupations.
Read the paper in International Archives of Occupational and Environmental HealthA related 2026 paper used Wergonic software for data collection in the same broader HIPE research project.
Two pillars — rigorous biomechanical research, and hands-on collaboration with the people who actually do the work.
We build on rigorous biomechanical research, not ergonomic checklists. Our methods build on peer-reviewed research and validation studies.
The best products come from being in the room with the people using them. Every feature ships because a worker, supervisor, or safety lead asked for it.
Professor of biomedical engineering, University of Borås. Research on biomedical signal processing and wearable sensor systems for clinical monitoring.
Researcher in biomedical engineering at Karolinska Institutet. Works on wearable sensors, physiological signal monitoring and ergonomics assessment.
Professor of ergonomics at Karolinska Institutet. Research on risk assessment methods, physical workload, signal processing and biomechanics.
Professor of ergonomics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Research spans applied ergonomics, product design, production and work organisation.
HR professional specialised in HR controlling and KPI reporting — from Excel to Power BI dashboards — with a long focus on data quality and sickness-absence analytics. On Wergonic's board since 2022.
Our solutions build on ergonomic and technical research from our own group and colleagues — published, reviewed, and reproducible.
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