Squats, crunches or kettlebell swings:听if you are starting a fitness regime in 2021,听there are听many听potential听exercises听to choose from.听
However many fitness听devices听and听smartwatches听can only track听a limited number of activities and do not recognise听them听reliably due to different performance styles, equipment, heights and energy levels of users.听听
A new entry to the market aims to change all that.听Bosch听Sensortec鈥檚听BHI260AP听self-learning motion sensor adds artificial intelligence to portable devices.听
It听enables manufacturers of wearable and hearable devices to provide highly personalised fitness tracking through self-learning AI software in the sensor. It recognises and adapts to a wide variety of movements and听is able to听learn any new fitness activity that is based on repetitive, cyclical patterns.听
“The self-learning AI sensor will change how users interact with their fitness devices from a mere one-way approach to an interactive way of training”, said听Dr.听Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO at Bosch听Sensortec.听听
“This new sensor combines Bosch听厂别苍蝉辞谤迟别肠鈥檚听long-term experience in smart motion sensors with its strong competence in innovative software development.”听
The software is available with a standard set of more than听15听pre-learned fitness activities, which can then adapt to the user鈥檚 individual style,听increasing the accuracy of calorie counting and activity analysis.听
It also has a听learning mode听which听offers users the option to add new fitness activities, enabling them to customise the device to their individual needs.听
The auto track function听allows听users听to听automatically track fitness activities without any manual intervention and analyse their intensity with activity type and count over time 鈥� enabling both endurance and strength training.听
Manufacturers can听also听add new fitness activities without having to modify the software or needing an original dataset. These new transferable exercises may be provided by coaches or star athletes, enabling benchmarking against the best and learning from experts, or simply from the users鈥� friends.听
With the AI running on the sensor itself, hence on the edge, no connectivity to the cloud or even a smartphone is needed. This keeps the data private and means activities can be continuously tracked and analysed, without the need for an internet connection or tethering to a phone.听
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