The other day, while looking for cheap sensors/cameras/networking solutions for a hobbyist project, I stumbled upon this: https://partners.sigfox.com/products/simplepack-office-chair

Identified needs – why to focus on office chair monitoring?

    Data-driven managers love to monitor home officing, track work hours, save space and costs incurred by unoccupied desks when employees work away from an office or on flexible schedules
    Companies are willing to avoid wasting money on lighting, heating, and cooling
    Facility companies want to optimize cleaning services
    There is a shift to working hubs, hot seats and a need for shared space utilization

How does SimplePack Chair work?

    Fix SimplePack Chair with 3M double-sided bonding tape to office chair
    There are 2 following ways to operate SimplePack Chair depending on the data you want to get and the business case you solve
    SimplePack Chair measures acceleration of 3 axis accelerometer with remote configurable intensity
    Acceleration or in other words vibration is measured every second