ITRI highlights AI Badminton Trainer at CES 2025

Las Vegas, Jan. 7 (CNA) Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) unveiled a range of wellness and smart medical technologies during the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, with the artificial intelligence badminton trainer it developed in focus.

At the CES 2025 venue, a small badminton court was set up to showcase the AI Badminton Trainer, an innovation that provides a solution for precision badminton training utilizing the ITRI's advanced 3D packaging technology.

Howard Shu (舒之顥), a Taiwanese American badminton player, was invited to try his hand at using the trainer on the spot, while many amateur players also lined up to try their skills.

Jernej Borlinic, a tall man from Slovenia, who was playing badminton with his companions on the mini court, told CNA that after experiencing the trainer, he believed it could significantly enhance players' training and skills if used in ordinary sports fields, especially considering how effectively it improved training even in the limited space of CES.

Jerry Wang (王欽宏), a division chief at ITRI's Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories, explained that badminton is a high-speed sport, with shuttlecocks averaging speeds of 150-200 kilometers per hour.

To address this, the ITRI developed a trainer that leverages IC semiconductor packaging technology to enhance image capture and computing speed, he said.

According to Wang, the trainer utilizes advanced AI image analysis and data inference techniques, enabling players to monitor data such as swing speed and shuttlecock landing points.

This information helps players adjust their posture, improve stability, and ultimately enhance their performance, he said.

Wang added that the ITRI has partnered with schools and companies in Taiwan and is seeking collaborations with foreign businesses in the industry, aiming to bring the AI device into mass production and introduce it to the international market.