# Fitness-Focused Motion-Tracking Carpets The MIT-Engineered Intelligent Carpet Tracks Workouts By Josh Thompson-Persaud | Published 2021-06-22 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-carpet References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90648670/this-magic-carpet-can-track-your-workout?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+fastcodesign/feed) & [openaccess.thecvf](https://openaccess.thecvf.com/content/CVPR2021/papers/Luo_Intelligent_Carpet_Inferring_3D_Human_Pose_From_Tactile_Signals_CVPR_2021_paper.pdf) The Intelligent [Carpet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carpet-one), engineered by students at [MIT](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-kit), is a [fitness-focused motion-tracking mat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-workout-companion) that can record users' workouts. The mat is a budget-friendly way to record activity on its surface, costing only $100 in materials. The Intelligent Carpet covers a 6-foot by 6-foot section and has over 9,000 pressure sensors which track tactile interactions. The data gathered from these sensors is run through a neural network which then estimates the body position. The mat can accurately determine 15 different actions like squats, pushups, and rolls with a 97.8% success rate. The Intelligent Carpet has numerous potential applications beyond the scope of fitness. The low-profile mat could potentially provide fall alerts to staff in care homes, offer emergency alerts to security teams, or even track movement in VR video games. Image Credit: Fast Company ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fitness Motion-tracking Mats:** The development of fitness-friendly mats with the capability to track user’s workout presents an opportunity for designing innovative fitness equipment and building interactive gyms. - **Smart Flooring Technology:** Smart flooring technology has disruptive potential beyond fitness, as it can be used for fall detection in care homes, emergency alerts to security teams, and movement tracking in VR video games. - **Affordable Home Fitness Equipment:** The use of affordable motion-sensing mats for tracking fitness progress and developing customized workout programs for home gyms is an area of opportunity for fitness businesses. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fitness Industry:** The use of motion-sensing mats can present opportunities for fitness companies to develop interactive and customized workout programs with real-time feedback and monitoring. - **Healthcare Industry:** The application of motion-sensing mats to provide fall alerts in care facilities presents an opportunity for healthcare providers to enhance patient safety. - **Gaming Industry:** The use of motion-sensing mats for movement tracking in VR video games presents new opportunities for the gaming industry to develop immersive and interactive gaming experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Intelligent Fitness Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wisemat.md) - [Intelligent Textile Sensor Mats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trampletek-blue.md) - [Sensor-Equipped Running Track Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nextgeneration-sports-flooring.md) - [Smart Home Fitness Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/merach.md) - [Intelligent Home Fitness Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-fitness-solution.md) - [AI-Driven Fitness Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aidriven-fitness-solution.md) - [Intelligent Treadmill Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-treadmill.md) - [AI-Powered Home Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacewalk-5l.md) - [Health-Tracking Mattresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eight-sleep-pod-3-mattress.md)