IOTIS provides a sensor‑embedded smart football that captures rotation, speed, and trajectory data to deliver real‑time audio‑visual feedback and performance scores via a companion app. The app gamifies training with challenges, leaderboards, and multiplayer modes, enabling users to improve ball skills independently of coaches or external tracking systems. It targets youth athletes, amateur players, and fitness enthusiasts seeking an engaging, measurable way to train.
Funding
$3.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Adolescents and many adults spend excessive time on digital devices and remain physically inactive, leading to rising rates of obesity, mental health issues, and reduced sports participation. Traditional training tools lack real-time feedback and engaging gamification, making it difficult for individuals to practice and improve ball skills without a coach or dedicated facilities.
Solution
IOTIS offers a sensor‑embedded smart football that captures rotation, speed, and other motion metrics without external cameras or tracking systems. Integrated AI algorithms process the data on‑device and via a companion app to generate instant audio‑visual feedback and an overall exercise score. The app gamifies training through challenges, leaderboards, and rewards, allowing users to train solo or compete with friends. By turning the ball into a personal technique trainer, IOTIS makes skill development accessible, engaging, and measurable for anyone with a football.
Target Audience
Primary users are youth athletes, amateur football players, and fitness enthusiasts seeking self‑guided skill training, as well as schools, clubs, and sports academies that want a low‑cost, technology‑enhanced training tool.
Features
- Embedded inertial sensors and AI that measure ball rotation, speed, and trajectory in real time
- On‑ball audio‑visual cues provide immediate technique feedback without a coach
- Cloud‑enabled scoring algorithm aggregates sensor data into a performance score for each exercise
- Gamified mobile app with challenge missions, multiplayer modes, leaderboards, and reward system
- Social sharing tools to publish results globally, enabling visibility to scouts and peers
- Fully functional football indistinguishable from standard balls, using sustainable materials