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The Footbonaut Kicks Soccer Training Up a Notch

— November 5, 2012 — Tech
Burrusia Dortmund, a high-tier German soccer team, has begun training its players using a new high-tech contraption called the Footbonaut.

Footbonaut is a four-sided ball feeding machine. It sits on an elevated platform and has an area of 40 m2. Along its four walls are 64 targets through which player must successfully place the ball. Skills such as passing, shooting and lobbing are necessarily used and, in turn, developed through using the machine.

Information about an athlete's performance, such as overall speed and accuracy during Footbonaut training is also recorded and aggregated into simple easy-to-read visuals and charts.

The Footbonaut is a great example of how sports today are leveraging modern digital technology to better train athletes and enhance overall performance.
Trend Themes
1. Digital Sports Training - The Footbonaut demonstrates the ability to use technology to enhance athletes training and performance.
2. Automated Athletic Analysis - Footbonaut's ability to record and visualize player's performance can lead to disruptive innovation in the area of athlete analysis.
3. Immersive Athletic Experiences - The Footbonaut's 4-wall design provides an immersive training experience that can revolutionize the way athletes prepare for their sports.
Industry Implications
1. Sports Technology - The Footbonaut provides a great opportunity for companies in the sports technology industry to create additional training products that enhance athletic performance.
2. Professional Sports - The use of innovative technology like the Footbonaut can quickly become the norm in professional sports, creating a new market for sports franchises and teams worldwide.
3. Fitness and Wellness - The success of the Footbonaut in professional sports training can lead to the development of high-tech workout equipment for the masses.
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