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The first wearable to track your mental energy

The first wearable to track your mental energy

Get into deep work, avoid burnout, align teams and track improvements.

Get into deep work, avoid burnout, align teams and track improvements

Staff coaching and reporting also available.

Staff coaching and reporting also available.

  • “Pylot helps me work smarter, not harder. It helps me find the best times for my most important work, and reminds me to take breaks when needed. If you want to do your best work at the right time, you'll love Pylot too.”

    Darryl Dash

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my smart tool that finds the best times for me to study or work, making me more productive.”

    Robert Whaley

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is helping me identify patterns during my day so I know when to do my best work, and when to take a break.”

    Arpit Kaushik

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my new energy management tool, informing me when to replenish and direct my physical, mental, and emotional energy.”

    David Byrd

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot helps me work smarter, not harder. It helps me find the best times for my most important work, and reminds me to take breaks when needed. If you want to do your best work at the right time, you'll love Pylot too.”

    Darryl Dash

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my new energy management tool, informing me when to replenish and direct my physical, mental, and emotional energy.”

    David Byrd

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my smart tool that finds the best times for me to study or work, making me more productive.”

    Robert Whaley

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is helping me identify patterns during my day so I know when to do my best work, and when to take a break.”

    Arpit Kaushik

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot helps me work smarter, not harder. It helps me find the best times for my most important work, and reminds me to take breaks when needed. If you want to do your best work at the right time, you'll love Pylot too.”

    Darryl Dash

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my new energy management tool, informing me when to replenish and direct my physical, mental, and emotional energy.”

    David Byrd

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is my smart tool that finds the best times for me to study or work, making me more productive.”

    Robert Whaley

    Pylot beta tester

  • “Pylot is helping me identify patterns during my day so I know when to do my best work, and when to take a break.”

    Arpit Kaushik

    Pylot beta tester

Boost productivity & job satisfaction

Boost productivity & job satisfaction

Learn

Time of day

Learn what time you have

peak mental energy

Learn what time you

have peak mental energy

Simplified graph view for your best deep work time
Simplified graph view for your best deep work time
Simplified graph view for your best deep work time

Know

Ideal session length

Know how long your deep
work blocks should be
Simplified graph of your ideal work session length
Simplified graph of your ideal work session length
Simplified graph of your ideal work session length

Act

Get notified when you need a break

Time to take a break notification
Time to take a break notification
Time to take a break notification

10+ hours battery life

Real-time feedback and recommendations

Tag sessions to learn which routines work

Comfortable for all-day use

Apps for Windows and Mac

Track Flow and Fatigue

Headset and glasses compatible

Free lifetime app subscription with pre-order

Easy as pie

How to use Pylot

Step 1

Put on Pylot to automatically start recording your work session.

Step 2

Get Flow and Fatigue feedback accompanied by a recommendation for deep work, shallow tasks, or a break.

Simplified graph view for your best deep work time

Step 3

Plan your deep work around periods of peak mental energy.

A sprinkle of science

How it works

Pylot uses EEG to measure brain wave activity and a PPG sensor to measure heart rate variability (HRV). This data is then used to track your Flow and Mental Fatigue.

A technical exploded view of our wearable headband
A technical exploded view of our wearable headband

Flow

The relaxed state of concentration when you perform at your best. Associated with increased alpha brain wave activity from EEG.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Fatigue

Sustained cognitive load results in fatigue and reduced performance. Pylot uses both EEG and HRV data to measure mental fatigue.

Gain insights

The apps

The Pylot app is available on Mac and Windows. Both apps have all the features outlined on this page, with more improvements and features being added monthly.

Identify optimal work times

Pylot uses EEG and HRV sensors to track Flow and Mental Fatigue, pinpointing your best times for deep work.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Live feedback

Receive live feedback on your Flow and Mental Fatigue as well as a recommendation for deep work, shallow tasks, or to take a break when necessary. 

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Mental energy by day

Views trends to see your mental energy by day, time, date, activity and session length.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Experiment with routines

Try different work routines to see what helps get you in Flow to perform at your best.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Review your day

Get a summary of your day to review each individual work session, along with how your day went.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

See our roadmap

Our roadmap

Checkout our future roadmap

Explore roadmap

Did somebody say science?

The first tracker to measure brain activity & heart rate variability (HRV) to help you understand your mental fatigue & flow.

Explore the science in detail

A technical exploded view of our wearable headband
A technical exploded view of our wearable headband
A technical exploded view of our wearable headband

The science

Studies show that mental fatigue can lead to decreased cognitive performance, increased errors, and reduced work output, contributing to more workplace accidents. On the flip side, individuals in a 'flow' state, demonstrate improved work efficiency, enhanced cognitive performance, and even better exam results. Importantly, this 'flow' state is beneficial not just for individuals but also for teams. Moreover, people experiencing regular flow report higher job satisfaction.

Brain activity

When you think and process information, your brain creates small electrical signals that can be measured by an EEG sensor on the surface of your head. This provides insights into how focused, relaxed or intensely you are concentrating. EEG is completely safe. It does not send any signals to your brain. It simply detects the activity your brain is creating.

Heart rate variability

A measure of the small changes in time between each heartbeat. It's not about how fast or slow your heart beats but about the natural variations in the intervals between those beats. Less variation indicates you are more fatigued or stressed. Pylot measures HRV using an optical sensor on your forehead. This is similar to the optical sensor in a smartwatch.

It took us long enough

Accurately track your mental fatigue and flow, supported by
4 years of research.

Accurately track your mental fatigue and flow, supported by 4 years of research.

Accurately track your mental fatigue and flow, supported by 4 years of research.

Flow

Also known as "being in the zone," flow is the feeling you get when you're completely absorbed and focused on your work. This state is associated with high alpha brain wave activity and leads to you achieving your best work.

The relaxed state of concentration where you perform at your best. Associated with increased brain wave activity, as measured with EEG.

Fatigue

Extended periods of intense concentration can result in cognitive fatigue. This makes it harder to focus, and the quality of your work deteriorates. This is associated with a change in brain wave activity and reduced heart rate variability.

Sustained cognitive load results in fatigue and reduced performance. Pylot uses both EEG and HRV data to measure mental fatigue.

"Pylot will really help you plan your Focused Blocks of Time (FBOTs) by knowing when you are in flow so you can work on your most important tasks."

Jeff Sanders

Author and podcast host of The 5AM Miracle

"Pylot will be game-changing. It will allow me to get the most out of myself by planning work blocks to get peak performance backed by science."

Sacha Bourlon

Self-improvement and Productivity YouTuber

Frequently asked questions

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Do you have desktop apps?

Is it safe to use?

Is the headband compatible with glasses?

Can I download the whitepaper?

Product specs

What's in the box?

1x Pylot Band

1x USB charge cable

1x Carry case

Access to the Windows and Mac apps

Weight

70 grams

Dimension

25mm tall and 12mm at its thickest

Diameter

Adjustable to fit head diameter of 50-65 cm's

Connectivity

Bluetooth LE 5.2

Battery

150mAh LiPo battery

Estimated battery life of over 10 hours

150mAh LiPo battery

Estimated battery life of over 10 hours

150mAh LiPo battery

Estimated battery life of over 10 hours

Windows

Windows 10 or 11 with Bluetooth

From the Microsoft app store

Mac

Mac OS 13 or newer

Intel and ARM - from the Mac app store

iOS (coming soon)

Phone running iOS 14 or newer

Android (coming soon)

Android phone running Android 11 or newer

It all starts with an idea

The idea for Pylot came when the founders used to spend all morning in meetings at their previous job, then struggle to achieve deep work in the afternoon.

Our development status

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©2023 · Pylot Limited · All rights reserved

A small map outline of New Zealand

Proudly made in New Zealand

©2023 · Pylot Limited · All rights reserved

A small map outline of New Zealand

Proudly made in New Zealand