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The 'D2Sense' radio system from Dortmund-based start-up Comnovo is designed to increase occupational safety when using mobile machines and vehicles on construction sites, for example. The 'Keeper' warning unit installed in the vehicles alerts the machine operator acoustically and via an LED display as soon as people with the 'Beeper' carrying device are in the danger zone of the construction machine. The shorter the distance, the more urgent the warning. The 'Beeper' can be attached to work clothing or a helmet and also emits warning signals when approached. Thanks to radio propagation, the system also detects concealed persons behind obstacles. The prize was ...