Control systems US 12,443,186 B2 Not in force

Fitness and sports applications for an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle

This invention describes a drone that acts as a personal fitness coach. It flies itself near a person exercising, uses its cameras to watch their movements, and then sends real-time visual feedback to their phone to help them train better. The claims specifically focus on this fitness training application, providing visual output to a mobile device.

Why it matters: Filed before significant advancements in AI/ML for real-time human pose estimation and tracking on edge devices. More powerful and efficient drone-compatible processors now make robust onboard analysis feasible.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedAutonomous drone, computer vision, real-time tracking software

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