Jimmy Buffi, CEO of Reboot Motion, discusses using computer vision to assist MLB and NBA athletes. Topics include optimizing pitching movements, challenges in basketball shooting techniques, future of computer vision in sports analysis, and predicting human behavior for self-driving cars.
Computer vision in sports biomechanics improves data accuracy and analysis.
Reboot Motion provides coaches with detailed reports on athlete movement for tailored feedback.
Deep dives
Jimmy Buffy's Journey from Prosthetic Limbs to Baseball Pitching Biomechanics
Jimmy Buffy transitioned from working on prosthetic limbs to focusing on baseball pitching biomechanics during grad school. Initially unsure of a career in sports biomechanics, he later made a successful career working with the Los Angeles Dodgers and co-founding Reboot Motion, focusing on analyzing athlete data to enhance performance.
Revolutionizing Sports Biomechanics with Computer Vision
The podcast delves into the technological advancements in sports biomechanics, particularly the shift towards computer vision in data analysis. Computer vision, utilizing artificial intelligence, has revolutionized the field by enabling accurate motion capture without the need for cumbersome reflective markers, thus enhancing data collection and analysis for athlete movement.
Biomechanics as a Service: Analyzing Athlete Data at Scale
Reboot Motion offers 'biomechanics as a service,' providing in-depth analysis of athletes' movements using computer vision data. They analyze joint centers in three-dimensional space, enabling teams to receive detailed reports on movement efficiency and performance metrics, ultimately aiming to give coaches valuable insights for enhancing player performance.
Empowering Coaches with Objective Athlete Movement Insights
The company's mission includes empowering coaches with objective tools to understand and improve athlete movements. By providing coaches with detailed reports on movement efficiency and performance, coaches can tailor feedback to individual players, enhancing coaching strategies and player development.
Jimmy Buffi is the CEO and co-founder of Reboot Motion, which uses biomechanics to help athletes in Major League Baseball and the NBA. Jimmy's problem is this: How do you turn data about how professional athletes move into knowledge that helps them perform better?
This is the second episode of our series about people who are working at the frontiers of technology to help elite athletes perform better.