• The Scotsman, Friday, April 15, 2016 9:05 AM

A new Internet of Things-inspired rugby sensor system developed in Scotland is set to transform player analysis and recuperation. Professional rugby players could soon be fitted with wearable Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which monitor how they tackle with their bodies, improve training drills and inform post-injury rehabilitation programmes, thanks to a Scottish start-up company.  Sansible Wearables – founded by Jack Ng, 36, and Charlie Patterson, 26 - have created ‘LiveSkin’ intelligent sensors, which are fitted within players’ shoulder pads to capture data from collisions on the playing field. The data can then be wirelessly transferred in real-time to a specially designed app that sport coaches, physiotherapists and medics can use to monitor the force exerted by the athletes in a tackle or a scrummage, as well as examine how their bodies recover from injury.