During the 2012 Olympic Games in London perhaps you noticed the camera set up on the track which followed the runners around? Well, what if such a system existed for coaching and training of Olympic track and field US athletes? Indeed, it is my contention that this is now completely feasible, and the robotic system could even give advice on pacing, timing splits, form, and other important issues. Okay so, let's talk.
You see, there has been a vast amount of technology which has come forth in the last decade with regards to human gait and mobility. Plus, the military has done work to help wounded soldiers as well, we've learned so much, it's truly amazing. Why not take some of that technology in the ergonomic science of "gait recognition" and apply it to a wheeled or tracked robotic track and field coaching system.
Prior to my main business career I competed in track and field, and most all of us athletes at that level had far surpassed our coaches' abilities; past, present, or future. They flat had no chance in hell keeping up with us, so they stood at the center of the track with a stop watch, that's basically how they did it, some of the coaches had binoculars, but let me spare you the worthlessness of that strategy.
Well, in track and field I ran the 800 m, the 1500 m, the mile, mile relay, the two-mile, and I can't tell you how many 5 and 10K's I've run my life, I don't even want to think about it. Yes, I've also done a number of marathons too. I can remember my track coach yelling at me during the last hundred meters of the 1500 and 800 telling me to drive with the arms, lean forward, and fight the pain. Anyone who's ever run those races realizes that your feet are on fire, and the front of your legs between your knee and where your leg attaches feels like they are going to explode.
Having the proper form even when you are fatigued, tired, and beat is the key to pressing forward in reaching your personal best. If you had a robot alongside of you coaching you along as your running gait got slightly off, you'd eventually have the perfect stride and thus, the talent to overcome some of these hardships. No, your running wouldn't be without pain, or sacrifice, that's what it takes to win. Nevertheless you could become a better runner very quickly if you had a robotic coach running around the track on its own track with you. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
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