AI Quantitatively Analyzes Sports Dynamics, Helping Athletes Avoid Injury and Reach Peak Performance

(CNA New Delhi, July 7, Comprehensive Foreign News) Winston Yang, a second-generation Taiwanese American, founded a tech startup in New York that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable quantitative analysis of sports dynamics, helping users avoid sports injuries and make evidence-based corrections to improve performance.

According to Indian electronic media 'The Better India,' Winston Yang boasts an impressive academic and professional background. He graduated from Columbia University and previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Deloitte, possessing a top-tier resume that speaks for itself.

The report indicates that Yang has been closely associated with athletes for many years and has witnessed the same painful cycle repeat itself time and again in school, university, and even professional competitions.

He observed that many athlete injuries are not sudden accidents but rather long-term accumulated biomechanical issues. In 2017, he resolutely abandoned his enviable career to found IdeasLab in New York, solely to explore a core question: What if any coach, anywhere, could access the same analytical data as a top-tier sports laboratory with exorbitant fees?

● Coaches Can't See Flaws, AI Quantitatively Analyzes

IdeasLab developed its core technology called XView AI, which can achieve what previously required an entire room of equipment and a professional team. It uses AI to analyze human biomechanics, requiring only a smartphone video of the athlete's movement. It can read the biomechanics of human motion in real-time without the need for wearable sensors, limb markers, internet connection, or a laboratory.

Simply point a smartphone at a pitcher throwing a ball, and XView AI can analyze information such as joint angles, body rotation, movement speed, and force transfer. If not corrected promptly, these areas could become sources of injury that end an entire season or even an athlete's career prematurely. AI identifies problems before the body shows signs of distress.

● Technology Unexpectedly Receives Authoritative Recognition

K.J. Choi, a South Korean professional golfer who has won 8 times on the PGA Tour, was one of the first to test the effectiveness of XView AI. His son secretly recorded his father's swing without his knowledge and sent the video to XView AI. The motion analysis application identified issues that even K.J. Choi himself was unaware of, successfully correcting subtle flaws in his swing.

A month later, at the age of 54, he dominated the SK Telecom Open, becoming the oldest touring champion among Asian-born golfers; three weeks later, he won the Senior British Open.

He later stated, "I believe XView AI is the future of golf."

● XView AI Advances to a Higher Stage

The Taiwanese government, which promotes the "Taiwan Excellence" mark, organized the "Go Healthy with Taiwan" global innovation challenge last year, inviting global health and wellness innovators to propose innovative ideas and solutions centered around Taiwan's technology. Winners could receive a $30,000 prize.

Winston Yang's proposal applied the same XView AI technology to baseball. In this sport, after thousands of repetitive pitching motions, the shoulder and elbow can be worn down long before any damage manifests symptoms.

Last year's competition attracted 638 proposals from 55 countries. After multiple rounds of selection, only 6 teams reached the finals. IdeasLab was ultimately selected as one of the champion teams, not only winning the prize money but also gaining opportunities for deeper collaboration with Taiwanese companies and research institutions.

● Taiwan Accelerates Venture Capital Forward

During this period, the company made rapid progress.

IdeasLab completed its first seed funding round in February last year; XView AI Pro was launched in May; and in July, the University of Nebraska, the University of Central Oklahoma, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, all certified by the PGA, became the first institutions in the United States to officially integrate this technology into their sports education curricula.

Broader application of XView AI in sports such as cricket, tennis, and golf are the company's next goals. (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1150708

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