Fan Cheng Mobile virtual robot players to reduce injuries of football players in training
Published on:2020-07-31
Summer is the season of football. Many foreign schools have this sport. Have you ever imagined what football will look like in the future? The blocking practice coordinated by robots, VR technology and helmet technology are changing the future of football.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is preparing for the upcoming season. Recently, he tweeted that he avoided a black robot. The robot entered at the peak of passing. It is a sprint MVP with mobile, remote control, automatic correction and padded training robot. It weighs 160 pounds, 16 mph for $3450.
The two camera angles captured Wilsons footsteps. The MVP robot moved back and forth in the field, and their speed was very fast. On the other side of the field, the coach holds a remote control. As soon as he presses the "start" button, the robot can rush out.
MVP robot is the chief coach of Dartmouth team. Buddy teevens cooperates with the school of engineering of the university to tackle a number of scientific and technological problems, and has developed the worlds first upright mobile virtual robot player (mobile virtual player) to help reduce the incidence of unnecessary contact in football training and injuries in other physical exercises.
In the spring of 2011, Stevens announced to his team that Dartmouth players would no longer compete with each other in training. Many assistant coaches cannot understand such a decision. If you dont train, how do players know how to stop safely? How do they know what to do when they get to the game? Stevens said he didnt let the players give up practicing the basics. He just doesnt want players to practice these skills with each other.
As a football coach, Stevens made such a decision to protect the players.
Football certainly has risks, but Stevens knows that an injury may not bring the greatest damage. The greatest damage comes from repeated impacts. Canceling the catch between players can reduce the chance of players being hit and the risk of concussion.
A few years ago, football fell into a deep contradiction. It is the most popular sport in the United States, but with more and more injured players, parents are reluctant to let their children participate in the sport.
According to the report of the National Federation of high school associations, the number of boys participating in football decreased by 6.5% from 2007 to 2017, from 1.11 million to 1.04 million. Chris Nowinski, CEO of the concussion foundation, also understands Stevenss decision and hopes more and more coaches can understand this problem.
Although the interception training between players is abandoned, this does not mean that players stop improving their ability. Such an upright mobile virtual player can improve training skills and tactics without taking risks when the player hits it. It can bounce up immediately after being knocked down, and the coach can use the remote control to control the movement remotely.
"When I got up, Oh, it feels a little strange," one player said. "But its like successfully intercepting a person, except that no one was injured."
According to the data, Stevens reform has achieved remarkable results. After giving up mutual training and interception in the first year, the overall injury rate of the team has decreased by 80%. By the second year, the concussion rate had decreased by 58%, while the team won 76% of the games and was not greatly affected.
Dartmouth is constantly exploring the functions of mobile robots, which may become the main force of football training in the future. Now many teams have adopted MVP, including Auckland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore crows, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers and so on. MVP even appeared in NFLs 2017 Super Bowl advertisement. After robot people rushed across the court, the word "footballs future" flashed on the screen.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is preparing for the upcoming season. Recently, he tweeted that he avoided a black robot. The robot entered at the peak of passing. It is a sprint MVP with mobile, remote control, automatic correction and padded training robot. It weighs 160 pounds, 16 mph for $3450.
The two camera angles captured Wilsons footsteps. The MVP robot moved back and forth in the field, and their speed was very fast. On the other side of the field, the coach holds a remote control. As soon as he presses the "start" button, the robot can rush out.
MVP robot is the chief coach of Dartmouth team. Buddy teevens cooperates with the school of engineering of the university to tackle a number of scientific and technological problems, and has developed the worlds first upright mobile virtual robot player (mobile virtual player) to help reduce the incidence of unnecessary contact in football training and injuries in other physical exercises.
In the spring of 2011, Stevens announced to his team that Dartmouth players would no longer compete with each other in training. Many assistant coaches cannot understand such a decision. If you dont train, how do players know how to stop safely? How do they know what to do when they get to the game? Stevens said he didnt let the players give up practicing the basics. He just doesnt want players to practice these skills with each other.
As a football coach, Stevens made such a decision to protect the players.
Football certainly has risks, but Stevens knows that an injury may not bring the greatest damage. The greatest damage comes from repeated impacts. Canceling the catch between players can reduce the chance of players being hit and the risk of concussion.
A few years ago, football fell into a deep contradiction. It is the most popular sport in the United States, but with more and more injured players, parents are reluctant to let their children participate in the sport.
According to the report of the National Federation of high school associations, the number of boys participating in football decreased by 6.5% from 2007 to 2017, from 1.11 million to 1.04 million. Chris Nowinski, CEO of the concussion foundation, also understands Stevenss decision and hopes more and more coaches can understand this problem.
Although the interception training between players is abandoned, this does not mean that players stop improving their ability. Such an upright mobile virtual player can improve training skills and tactics without taking risks when the player hits it. It can bounce up immediately after being knocked down, and the coach can use the remote control to control the movement remotely.
"When I got up, Oh, it feels a little strange," one player said. "But its like successfully intercepting a person, except that no one was injured."
According to the data, Stevens reform has achieved remarkable results. After giving up mutual training and interception in the first year, the overall injury rate of the team has decreased by 80%. By the second year, the concussion rate had decreased by 58%, while the team won 76% of the games and was not greatly affected.
Dartmouth is constantly exploring the functions of mobile robots, which may become the main force of football training in the future. Now many teams have adopted MVP, including Auckland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore crows, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers and so on. MVP even appeared in NFLs 2017 Super Bowl advertisement. After robot people rushed across the court, the word "footballs future" flashed on the screen.
