MākuSafe expands wearable safety technology with AI and connectivity
MākuSafe says it will continue investing in wearable safety technology while expanding its AI, connectivity and operational intelligence capabilities. The company is developing tools designed to capture real-world workplace risks and turn them into actionable insights for safety and operations teams.
- MākuSafe is continuing investment in its Ally wearable and MākuSmart AI platform.
- Remote Worker FIELD KIT brings risk intelligence to distributed workers.
- SiteLink Mesh Networking reduces dependence on facility Wi-Fi infrastructure.
- MyVoice supports multilingual reporting of concerns, observations and near misses.
- MākuSafe reports customer reductions in claims and forklift-pedestrian interactions.
Wearables remain central to MākuSafe’s strategy
In a Nov. 11, 2026 announcement, MākuSafe said it is continuing to invest in its Ally wearable technology and MākuSmart AI platform as some providers move away from wearable hardware. The company said its approach provides organizations with a continuous stream of real-world leading indicators covering workplace safety and operational performance.
“AI is only as valuable as the data behind it,” MākuSafe CEO and Co-Founder Gabriel Glynn said in the company’s announcement. He said the company aims to capture what workers experience, including physical demands, environmental exposures and equipment interactions, to support injury prevention and operational improvements.
MākuSafe said its technology does not collect biometrics or continuously track employees. Instead, it focuses on unobtrusive sensing, analytics and notifications intended to help leaders address risks at their source without repeatedly interrupting workers.
New tools target distributed work and operational risks
The company outlined several additions to its connected workforce offering. Its Remote Worker FIELD KIT is designed to provide environmental and ergonomic risk intelligence to route personnel, field service teams and other workers outside traditional facilities.
MākuSmart AI lets safety and operations professionals interact with their own leading indicator data to identify trends, prioritize risks and find opportunities for improvement. SiteLink Mesh Networking enables communication between wearables, which MākuSafe said can simplify deployment and reduce dependence on facility Wi-Fi infrastructure.
The company is also broadening its focus beyond injury prevention. Its Scout technology provides forklift-pedestrian interaction intelligence, while customer-driven applications include autonomous guided vehicles, or AGVs. MyVoice supports push-to-talk reporting of concerns, observations and near misses, with multilingual processing for employees communicating in their native languages.
MākuSafe links data quality to reported customer results
MākuSafe cited American Society of Safety Professionals research saying data quality remains a barrier for 62% of organizations at every stage of AI adoption. The company said it addresses that challenge by collecting environmental, ergonomic, motion, spatial and worker-reported leading indicators that traditional safety management systems often cannot capture.
According to MākuSafe, customer deployments have produced approximately 50% reductions in workers’ compensation claim frequency, claims severity reductions reaching 90%, and reductions exceeding 80% in forklift-pedestrian interactions. The company also reported average productivity improvements of approximately 6% and significant first-year returns on investment.
MākuSafe said it is expanding partnerships with companies that have moved away from proprietary wearable hardware, as well as established environmental, health and safety management software providers seeking richer leading indicator data. For users, the strategy means access to safety and operational insights based on worker, environmental and equipment information, while the company’s stated model avoids biometric collection and continuous employee tracking.
