Vancouver, Canada, November 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SinhartCanadian startup developing emotion-sensitive artificial intelligence today announced the launch SweepA on-device AI system focused on privacy which measures how digital experiences impact users' emotional well-being in real time.
For years, researchers have known that the human heart reflects emotional states—subtle vibrations heart rate (HR) And heart rate variability (HRV) can determine whether a person feels calm, tense, anxious or tired. Until now, this data has largely been limited to fitness tracking. SWIP by Synheart is changing this by turning physiological signals into real-time emotional information that can transform how digital apps interact with people.
The heart knows what you feel
Powered by the adaptive emotion recognition engine Synheart. Sweep continuously interprets heart rate and HRV data from wearable devices to understand the user's emotional state – all processed securely on the device.
Unlike traditional emotion recognition systems that rely on cloud processing, SWIP runs entirely on the user's device, keeping sensitive physiological data private and allowing applications to respond to emotional changes in milliseconds.
The result is a more responsive digital experience—apps that can sense when a user is overwhelmed, focused, or relaxed and adapt accordingly.
“Digital applications should match users' emotions, not work against them.” said Israel Goytomco-founder and CTO of Synheart. “With SWIP, we're helping developers create technology that listens to the heart—apps that know when to click, pause, or just let you breathe.»
Open Science Meets Emotional Intelligence
Committed to transparency and ethical AI, Synheart created SWIP using publicly available physiological datasets linking heart rate and HRV patterns with emotional states – and has open sourced its trained models and datasets.
By sharing its research, Synheart invites developers, researchers and institutions around the world to test, replicate and expand their work.
“We believe that emotional intelligence in AI should be open, ethical and verifiable.– Israel added.By publishing our datasets and models, we invite the world to build with us, not just use what we've built.»
Empowering developers to create emotionally intelligent applications
Through Open source SWIP SDKDevelopers can integrate emotion recognition directly into their apps, from productivity platforms that detect fatigue to games that adapt difficulty based on concentration or meditation apps that sense anxiety in real time.
“Emotional awareness should be a core layer of human-AI interaction, not an afterthought.– said Israel.That's why we make our technology open and developer-centric.»
Connecting the Ecosystem: Synheart Wear and the Connectors Program
To connect wearable devices and applications, Synheart also introduced Sinhart Clothinga unified API that simplifies access to biosignals across devices. Together, Sweep And Sinhart Clothing Give developers the ability to create features that take emotion into account without worrying about device compatibility.
To expand support, the company launched Synheart connector programinviting developers to add integrations for new wearables and earn small rewards along the way, or as Synheart puts it: “contribute by earning money for coffee.»
A future where technology understands emotions
By combining biosignaling intelligence with adaptive artificial intelligence, Synheart is shaping a future where technology doesn't just track—it understands. The team is already exploring predictive emotional modeling, which could allow devices to anticipate users' needs before they are expressed.
Sweep marks a decisive step toward emotionally-focused computing—where apps know when to interact, when to retreat, and when to simply make users feel better.
About Sinhart
Sinhart Canadian startup is moving forward emotion sensitive AI is a technology that helps digital systems understand how people feel through their body rhythms. Its mission: to make emotional intelligence a natural part of the interaction between people and technology, built ethically, confidentially and intelligently.
By combining biosignal data, adaptive machine learning, and privacy-focused design, Synheart allows developers to create experiences that align with, rather than run counter to, human emotions.
Based on science and guided by empathy, Synheart envisions a future in which AI listens to the heart — building healthier relationships between people and technology.
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