About Pose Arcade
Our Mission
Pose Arcade makes AI and machine learning movement analysis affordable and accessible. Using smartphone technology, we provide an alternative to expensive in person movement analysis labs with dedicated equipment, bringing valuable insights directly to athletes and coaches. The goal of Pose Arcade, is to provide quantifiable data that enhances performance, reduces injuries, and deepens the understanding of sport and movement fundamentals.
Our Story
Initially Pose Arcade was founded by me (Alec) and my dad (Mike) as a side project aimed at improving the tracking of patient movements during post-surgery rehabilitation. A family friend had mentioned that patient adherence to post surgery rehab was low due to a lack of guidance, available occupational therapists, and the cost and time involved in post op physical therapy. However, recognizing the complexities within healthcare, we moved to focus on sports-related movements to refine the approach and technology first before attempting to develop healthcare specific applications.
My mom (Lisa) decided to join in about a year into the project and provides high level guidance and support with her experience managing large scale projects at her current and previous jobs.
Over two years and many iterations, we transitioned from analyzing basic exercises and bodybuilding poses to developing a running analyzer. We plan for this to be the first of many sports specific analyzers that Pose Arcade will offer.
Our Solution
Today, Pose Arcade specializes in running form analysis. Users can upload videos of themselves running on a treadmill, and our platform provides detailed feedback on various performance metrics. Utilizing pose estimation models from Google MediaPipe, along with our proprietary data processing and visualization, we deliver insights such as:
- Steps Per Minute
- Vertical Oscillation
- Trunk and Elbow Angles
- Stride Symmetry
- And More
Looking Forward
While our current focus is on running analysis, we remain committed to our original vision of assisting in post-surgery rehabilitation. We aim to expand our technology to support rehabilitation processes and explore applications across various sports disciplines that can benefit from precise movement analysis.
Origin of Our Name
The name Pose Arcade reflects the core of our technology. Pose represents the pose estimation models we use to analyze movements, and Arcade refers to the end goal of having an array of Pose models ready to use for a variety of sports disciplines.