Every newborn has their footprint taken at the hospital. Many think it’s just a ritual or a keepsake.

In fact, that footprint is the baby’s first “identity credential.”

Newborns’ fingerprints are too shallow and fine to capture clearly. Also, babies naturally clench their fists, making it difficult – and potentially harmful – to force their fingers open for inking. Collecting footprints is easier, safer, and more convenient.

But traditional ink footprints fade over time and are hard to manage, let alone digitize.

Now, technology offers a better way.

Chipsailing’s FAP60 multi‑fingerprint scanner can capture a baby’s footprint with a gentle touch, while simultaneously recording the parents’ fingerprints. The three biometric records are linked into a family identity file stored in the system, accompanying the child for life.

In the unfortunate event that identity confirmation is needed (e.g., a child gets lost), there is no need for complex DNA testing. A quick scan of a footprint or fingerprint on site, and the system can match it within seconds – telling whether they are family members at a touch.

This tiny footprint is an invisible “safety lock.” It starts protecting the child from the very first moment of life.