At the first contest held by the Japan Sports Agency and others to commend the outstanding business of the sports business, a new idea that AI advises running forms etc. by a sensor attached to shoes was selected for the grand prize.
On the 26th, the award ceremony was held at Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku, Chiba City, and the Commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency, Koji Murofushi, handed the award certificate to the representatives of four projects selected from 109 applications nationwide.
Of these, the "smart shoes" developed by an IT company in Tokyo and a major sports equipment manufacturer, which were selected for the grand prize, use sensors to analyze stride length and foot movement, and AI gives advice on running forms and training methods. Will do it.
In addition, "Disaster Prevention Sports", which was selected for the "Social Impact Award" to help solve social issues, allows you to learn about disaster prevention like a sports competition, such as competing for the time to carry a doll that looks like an injured person with a blanket. ..
The Japan Sports Agency aims to expand the domestic sports market from about 5 trillion yen in 2012 to 15 trillion yen in 2025.
Hiromi Sakamoto, assistant counselor in charge of private sports at the Japan Sports Agency, said, "I felt the potential of the sports business, so I would like to continue these efforts and lead to the expansion of the market scale."