Important Innovations

  Shape Shifting Robotic Hoop to Help Improve Your Game                                                  Source:  MIT CSAIL Smart Basketball Hoop MIT researchers have invented a robotic basketball hoop that changes size and raises and lowers the hoop to help people improve their game.  The robotic basketball training machine was invented by researchers at MIT's world famous CSAIL - the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.  The shape-shifting hoop is designed to help people improve various aspects of their game as they shoot balls. Highly Advanced Robotic Technology The hoop works autonomously and in conjunction with the player's improving basketball shots.  It has a special pieze sensor on the backboard and a switch sensor on the rim to detect when the ball goes into the hoop.  An algorithm shrinks the hoop and raises it as the player improves their shots.  The hoop makes the shooting more difficult as the player consistently gets better at shooting the ball. Comme

Nike's New Air Zoom BB NXT  Source:  Nike's Rawthentic Innovative Footwear Tech This summer, Nike will roll out innovative new footwear technology.  It's called the Nike Air Zoom BB NXT and it's a basketball sneaker.  It has brand new technology to enhance the athlete's performance and fight fatigue with enhanced energy return. Fatigue Relief on the Court In basketball, fatigue is a major enemy, particularly for "positionless" NBA players who constantly run the court during games.  To help athletes maintain energy throughout the games, the new sneaker contains a system of full length REACT foam under the heel, a thin plate and Nike Air Zoom pods under the ball of the foot.  Nike says the new technology provides the wearer top energy return, top cushioning and strength North America and China A black and green colored version called "Dangerous" will be released on July 2 in China and July 25 in North America.  And in September a white

Toyota's New Robot that's a World Class Athlete Source:  Toyota's Cue3 Shooting Hoops with Visual Feedback Cue3 Robot Does Amazing Basketball, Shooting Hoops Toyota has created a new, big,6'10" athlete robot called Cue3 that shoots basketball hoops. It performs 3 point shots with incredible accuracy.  The purpose is to demonstrate robotic visual feedback.  The performance is better than NBA professional averages for shooting 3-pointers.  It's very impressive robotic innovation.  For a great news blog go to, Important Innovations Collection: World Class Robot Athlete : Toyota's Basketball Star Source:  Toyota's Cue3 Shoot Out Winner Toyota's new Cue3 robot is a great sharp shooter.  In a...