Triax Technologies, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based maker of head-worn impact sensors, is bringing IBM Watson technology to concussion prevention and management.
The involvement is two-faceted.
Triax is tapping into Watson’s Personality Insights application programming interface to mine social media and other data sources, then combine those sentiments with data from the sensor to help measure risk of head injury from sports. For example, coaches and athletic trainers can see if their players are risk-takers off the field and adjust athlete training and habits accordingly, Triax President and Co-founder Chad Hollingsworth explained.
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“There’s been decades worth of data related to athlete personality,” Hollingsworth said. Watson will provide individualized assessments in a matter of seconds, according to Hollingsworth, with the limiting factor being more the speed of the Internet connection than the IBM supercomputer’s processing power.
The sensor-maker is partnering with the University of Delaware and some independent research groups to determine the accuracy of the data Watson processes in this area. “Right now, we’re only giving access to researchers, but we hope to give access to coaches, athletic trainers and school administrators later.”
Triax also is building Q&A functionality into its consumer app. “[Users] will have the ability to ask Watson questions though an app,” Hollingsworth said. This should be available in a couple of months.
Triax has signed U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach to promote its product and draw attention to prevention of head injuries.
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