Smart respiratory protection for industry

BQSense is a startup born at the Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad de Concepción (UdeC), dedicated to developing occupational protection technology for industry.

RespiraIA+: smart monitoring for industrial respirators

RespiraIA+ is an AI-powered IoT device that fits onto industrial respirators already available on the market. It monitors the equipment's fit and filter condition in real time, detects filter saturation, and generates local alerts and remote notifications for supervisors, protecting workers' respiratory health.

Our team

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  Dr. Pablo Aqueveque

  Industry 4.0

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  Dr. Aníbal Morales

  Technology transfer to mining

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  Dr. Francisco Pastene

  Electronic devices

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  Dr. Sergio Sobarzo

  Networks and telecommunications

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  Dr. Pedro Pinacho

  AI and cybersecurity

Acknowledgments

This project is funded by ANID through Startup Ciencia 2026, in addition to the Fondef project (awarded in 2024) and Acelera Tech UdeC (Transfer track).