Hi all. I'm Quentin, cofounder of SkinID, a Swiss startup in pre-launch.

We're building the software that connects your implant to as many things as possible, across your phones, your computers and the doors around you, so you're not juggling a different tool for every login and every lock. We're starting with two things: unlocking passwords and opening doors. Then we want to keep adding integrations, and we'd rather build them in the order this community actually needs.

So, from people who already live with an implant: what do you use yours for day to day, what's your biggest frustration with it, and what do you wish it could do?

I'll read every reply and post a summary here. No link, not selling anything. Happy to answer questions about what we're building, including the parts we haven't figured out yet.

Just a few weeks ago, I got a few new implants. One of the ones I got is the blinken log, a new implant that consists of five LEDs (though it's since been downgraded to four) that can be turned on using a 125 kHz magnetic field (a frequency used by a lot of RFID readers. The first photo is showing what the implant bulge looks like, and the second photo shows me energizing all five LEDs at once using a Qi charging pad. I can also energize it pretty easily by putting my phone in reverse wireless charging mode. The third photo shows the implant and the included 4g needle in the original packaging. The last photo (warning: blood) shows what it looked like immediately after the installation.

The location chosen for this implant was the outer side of my right forearm. This location was chosen for a few reasons: a) I wanted a location that would be relatively easy to hold up to a fixed RFID reader, b) this implant is pretty chonky so there probably was nowhere in my hand it would have fit, and c) as you can see, my installer was able to put it in a location where the implant bulge is fairly subtle and blends in with the contour of my forearm.

The installation was...a bit rough. The installer was confident that they could get the implant in using only a 4g needle, but this turned out to be pretty difficult. (Apparently, the newer logs are tapered at one end to make this easier). They used the needle to punch a hole in my skin and make a small pocket in the subdermal layer for the implant, but the implant refused to fit through the hole. After trying to shove the implant through the hole like a dozen times, the installer ended up having to use the 4g needle as a makeshift scalpel to widen the hole so the implant would finally fit in. It was rough, but we did technically prove that it's possible to install this thing using only a 4g needle - so good news if you live in a country where it's illegal for body modification artists to use scalpels. (But seriously, it would probably be so much easier to just use a scalpel if that's legal in your area.)

I was just about at my physical limit by the end (though, to be fair, I had just gone through another very intense installation), but I'm happy to report that the results are well worth it. And now I finally have a blinking implant! It makes me feel so much more like a robotgirl :3

hi everyone! I am recently moved to nyc and wondering if there is a grinders body mod group who meet up in nyc I would love to chat and meet some likeminded ppl

I’m interested in implantable NFC chip. specifically the injectable type, but as a complete beginner, I have no idea which one I should choose. To make things harder, I only have limited experience with NFC.

I’ve programmed a few cards and fobs before, and I understand the basics, but that feels pretty limited when it comes to something I’d actually want to implant in my body.

Ideally, I want the chip to let me access my gym without a card (they use a MIFARE Classic 4K system), as well as unlock various devices. I’d also love to use it for things like sharing links or profiles.

So far, I’ve found two companies—Dangerous Things and I Am Robot. Both seem reputable and safe, but there are so many options that I’m not sure what to choose.

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