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Hitachi Electronic Happiness Meter

15.02.2015

Hitachi has developed a wearable device that enables employers to learn about the emotional state of their employees. Having a result, management can make certain decisions regarding the working conditions of subordinates.

Hitachi High-Technologies, part of the Hitachi Group conglomerate, which manufactures a wide range of products from tomographs to semiconductor etching equipment, has introduced a device to measure the level of happiness, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The device is designed to measure happiness in groups of employees, such as those working in a particular office. To do this, all of them must wear a "happiness meter" around their necks or attach to their clothes - a small flat device comparable in size to a bank card.

The meter is equipped with an accelerometer. It registers various types of movements, including walking, typing on the keyboard, when a person stands up, sits down and nods his head. Registration occurs 50 times per second. Such data, obtained from the entire group of employees, is sent to the Hitachi cloud, where it is processed.

Based on the analysis of the employee's activity and his physiological parameters, his emotional state is revealed. The team leader can use the cloud service and find out what mood his subordinates are in.

According to numerous studies, the productivity of company employees depends on their emotional state. For this reason, some employers regularly conduct employee surveys in an effort to improve working conditions. Hitachi says that their invention will eliminate such surveys and respond to employee needs more quickly.

Hitachi High-Technologies plans to test the new device on its own employees.

Meters will be available to customers free of charge with the condition of payment for the accompanying cloud service. The cost of maintaining one device will be $830 per year.

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