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The grand prize for the 6th annual NFL 1st and Future competition, the NFL’s annual Super Bowl event designed to spur innovation in athlete safety and performance, went to Ilayda Samilgil and Rob Shepherd, who are co-founders of Organic Robotics Corporation (ORC).
Samilgil and Shepherd won the $50,000 grand prize in the Innovations category for their invention of Light Lace which, when integrated into smart garments, uses light to measure athletic performance and dynamic muscle fatigue.
The stretchable sensor is added to uniforms and helmets, and the data generated helps athletes better assess injury risk factors and optimize their performance.
– Emily Pappas, The Engineering 100