Living definition
What is BIT (Battery-free, IC-less Wireless Smart Textile)?
Smart Textiles & Programmable Materials Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-08-20
- Revision
- 2026-08-17.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
BIT is a smart textile interface that embeds passive resonant coils and sensing elements into fabric without any battery, integrated circuit, or rigid connector, using near-field wireless coupling with an external reader to power the textile and read out capacitive, resistive, or inductive sensor signals such as buttons, pressure pads, or motion detectors woven into a garment.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 29 (claimed 35, reported 33, gap 6) — Weak evidence strength; current signals suggest Too early to adopt.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for BIT (Battery-free, IC-less Wireless Smart Textile).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-08-17.1
- Hash
- sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
- Approved
- 2026-08-17