Mayra Madrigal
Nowadays, new technologies are being implemented more and more frequently in sports, especially in soccer. It seems that the future of soccer relies on the new tech: the Bodycam.
Video-assistance was implemented to support referees who often cannot see all the plays on the field of play. Besides, sensors have also been tested on goals to check that the balls go in, but the novelty is the use of the Bodycam.
In a friendly match between AC Milan vs FC Köln, two players from the German team used body cameras during the match to get a view that only the players on the field have.
This technology was created by MindFly and, according to co-founder and CEO Eran Tal told startuphub, with this new technology, matches will be even more exciting than they currently are.
Using MindFly in football brings the excitement of the pitch to the fans.
AC Milan won the match by a score of 2-1, with both of the Italian team’s goals scored by Frenchman Olivier Giroud. The bodycam made it possible to see all the action of these annotations in a first person perspective.
More Bodycam Angles of the Milan vs Köln Match
The view that spectators had from the television was the following one, and we can see a big difference.
Although this is the first time the gadget has been used on players, this technology has already been used on referees, as a way of capturing another angle to support the referee. This camera has been tested in a friendly match to see what the view is like, but also to find out how uncomfortable it might be for the players and whether it is feasible to use it in official matches.
As Eran Tal indicated in the interview, they are designed so that they do not interfere with player performance.
Our lightweight AI vests are designed to keep the player’s performance and feel the same as wearing a GPS vest, and athletes forget they are wearing it after a few minutes.
Watching games in first person is something that perhaps we had never imagined, not even in our wildest dreams. It is quite possible that in the near future we will be able to have this type of view on television transmissions, although we cannot yet know when that time will be.
