BotBoxer’s $20,000 AI punching bag will learn your style and always ‘goes for your weakest point’

The robot that REALLY fights back: BotBoxer debuts $20,000 AI punching bag that will learn your style and always ‘goes for your weakest point’

  • BotBoxer uses infrared sensors, artificial intelligence to learn your boxing style
  • $20,000 robot is designed to be used commercially in gyms and fitness centers 
  • According to the BotBoxer team, the bot will always go for your weakest points

A new workout device touted to be the ‘world’s first AI robotic boxing bag’ could ensure you’re never without a sparring partner again.

And, it definitely won’t go easy on you.

At CES, SkyTechSport demonstrated BotBoxer, which uses infrared sensors and artificial intelligence to learn your technique and respond accordingly with each maneuver.

The $20,000 robotic punching bag can dip and dodge just like a human, and will always go for your weak spots to keep you on your toes.

 

At CES, SkyTechSport demonstrated BotBoxer, which uses infrared sensors and artificial intelligence to learn your technique and respond accordingly with each maneuver

BOTBOXER SPECS 

At CES, SkyTechSport demonstrated its BotBoxer, which uses infrared sensors and artificial intelligence to learn your technique and respond accordingly with each maneuver.

The system includes:

  • Punching bag (20 x 40 cm [8” x 16”])
  • Computer vision & sensors
  • 3-motor drive system
  • 19″ touch screen monitor
  • 4.0GHz 6-core processor
  • Built-in Hi-Fi audio

BotBoxer went on display this week at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, and stood out as one of the most talked-about sports products of the international tech show.

The setup is much like a mini boxing ring, and has a set of poles around its edges.

The robotic punching bag itself sits atop a moving stem and box that watches your every movement, the BotBoxer team told Dailymail.com.

‘There’s a base in front of that box, and when you stand in front of that base it actually records your foot stance,’ BotBoxer exhibitor Samuel Laponis told Dailymail.com.

‘It watches your foot stance and how you’re placing your feet, if you’re lifting your back foot off the ground, it records all of that information.

The robotic punching bag itself sits atop a moving stem and box that watches your every movement, the BotBoxer team told Dailymail.com

each time you use it and each hit you throw, it’s actually learning more about you and correcting to what kind of what style you are'

The robotic punching bag itself sits atop a moving stem and box that watches your every movement, BotBoxer told Dailymail.com. ‘Each time you use it and each hit you throw, it’s actually learning more about you and correcting to what kind of what style you are,’ they said

‘The four poles behind the bot box are actually poles that sense your body – those are not for design, those are actually infrared sensors watching you.’

BotBoxer combines information from four parts of your body to assess your movements, and determines its own: your hips, shoulders, elbows, and hands.

‘When it does that, it puts together a whole exoskeleton of your body an actually is recording what you’re doing,’ the BotBoxer team told Dailymail.com.

‘So, each time you use it and each hit you throw, it’s actually learning more about you and correcting to what kind of what style you are.’

The $19,900 device is designed for commercial use, and is currently geared toward gyms and fitness centers, according to the BotBoxer team

The $19,900 device is designed for commercial use, and is currently geared toward gyms and fitness centers, according to the BotBoxer team

BotBoxer combines information from four parts of your body to assess your movements, and determines its own: your hips, shoulders, elbows, and hands. You can also adjust the level and make its responses more challenging

BotBoxer combines information from four parts of your body to assess your movements, and determines its own: your hips, shoulders, elbows, and hands. You can also adjust the level and make its responses more challenging

‘Each time you use it, it’s going to go to your weakest point,’ he added.

The $19,900 device is designed for commercial use, and is currently geared toward gyms and fitness centers, according to the BotBoxer team.

It even includes data from professional fighters, including six-time world championship boxer, Christina Cruz.



Read more at DailyMail.co.uk