Puma training robot lets you compete against Usain Bolt's championship records

Sports apparel brands are increasingly finding ways to create wearable tech that enhances the training experience, but one new piece of technology takes that dynamic to a new level by adding robots

The Puma BeatBot is a small, box-shaped automated device that literally races against humans to help them improve their running times

Equipped with an accelerometer, infrared sensors that help it follow the lines on a track, an Arduino microcontroller and a front facing camera, the BeatBot counts the revolution of its wheels to track its speed and distance. According to Puma, the device uses all that data to make more than 100 adjustments per second while racing a human Read more...