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Posted on by Katharina Heilmaier
Growth Capital for INCLUSYS

Wearables for an inclusive future: the first smartwatch for time orientation listed in the Pflegehilfsmittelverzeichnis

Societal Challenge

Around four million people in Germany live with autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, or dementia. For many of them, managing time and daily routines independently is a daily challenge, whether because they cannot reliably read clock times or because organizing tasks and appointments is difficult. This creates uncertainty in their own daily lives and, at the same time, generates recurring support needs for family members and care staff. A barrier-free, reimbursable aid in wearable form has so far not existed for this group.

Solution

INCLUSYS has developed the ZEITKOMPASS®, a barrier-free smartwatch with companion app that presents daily routines for people with autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, or dementia through symbols and voice output. Instead of a conventional clock display, it shows which activity is currently due, how long it will last, and what comes next, making daily structure accessible even when conventional clock times and calendars offer no reliable orientation. Deliberately understated in design, the smartwatch can be worn discreetly in everyday life. Since April 2026, the ZEITKOMPASS® has been the first and, to date, only wearable of its kind listed in the GKV Pflegehilfsmittelverzeichnis (statutory long-term care aids directory), obligating all statutory long-term care insurers to fully cover the costs.
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The team behind INCLUSYS

INCLUSYS was founded in 2024 by Hauke Wendt (CEO) and Alexander Kuon (CTO) in Würzburg, and the team is now based in Heilbronn. The personal starting point was co-founder Wendt’s experience with his brother, who lives with epilepsy and struggles with time orientation and daily structure. The team’s vision: to help people with cognitive impairments manage their daily lives more independently and proactively. [suggestion, from research] Both founders conducted research on accessibility and inclusive design in the Human-Computer Systems program at the University of Würzburg and have worked together on barrier-free human-technology interaction for over seven years.

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