R/M is a wearable AI system that coordinates rhythm by body movement.
This project starts from designing a musical educational tool, and ends up to become a bigger idea which spreads into a much larger field (sport, fitness, physical/music therapy, health, etc). Music is beneficial to a varies of aspects to human beings which we don’t even notice. It creates more neuron connections, improve our mood, and train our brains unknowingly.
What is rhythm?
Rhythm is the most important and fundamental concept of music. However, rhythm is everywhere. Such as the orbit revolution of the earth, the lunar week, the time that a lion in the middle Africa feels ready to hunt, human’s biological circulation, fabric patterns, the heart beat, dancing, etc.
Why rhythm?
Rhythm has a magical link inside of human brains between body parts, brain functionality and the biological circulation. It benefits the coordination of body movements (sport, physical disorder, etc), manage a balance between the brain and the body, create more neuron connections (Parkinson, ADHD,etc), and deeper the music understanding. Now days people are spending more time and money into their physical health. In the future, mental health will be as important as physical health. I believe that rhythm is a smart connection which can link both of them together.
Fields
Music education, sport, fitness, therapy, health, etc.
Existing products / solutions
Metronome, fitness tracker, swimming (biking, running, etc) tempo trainer, sleep cycle monitor
Marathon pacer, personal coach, music tutor, etc.
Problems
The human brain is not trustable for rhythm/tempo/time perception. Our blood pressure, mood, brain activities and a lot more other factors can easily change the perception of rhythm.
Human tutoring cost time, money. It is emotional, and not accurate as machine.
Machines or products are accurate but lack of a perception,analysis, and feedback system comparing to human being.
Fitness trackers are lack of simultaneously feedbacks during body movements.
Solution
To build a wearable AI system that combines the accuracy of machine and the methodology, detection/feedback system of human being. It detects and send multi sensory feedbacks to users simultaneously during body movements.
Existing products / solutions
Metronome, fitness tracker, swimming (biking, running, etc) tempo trainer, sleep cycle monitor
Marathon pacer, personal coach, music tutor, etc.
Problems
The human brain is not trustable for rhythm/tempo/time perception. Our blood pressure, mood, brain activities and a lot more other factors can easily change the perception of rhythm.
Human tutoring cost time, money. It is emotional, and not accurate as machine.
Machines or products are accurate but lack of a perception,analysis, and feedback system comparing to human being.
Fitness trackers are lack of simultaneously feedbacks during body movements.
Solution
To build a wearable AI system that combines the accuracy of machine and the methodology, detection/feedback system of human being. It detects and send multi sensory feedbacks to users simultaneously during body movements.
R/M is a wearable AI system that coordinates rhythm by body movement.
This project starts from designing a musical educational tool, and ends up to become a bigger idea which spreads into a much larger field (sport, fitness, physical/music therapy, health, etc). Music is beneficial to a varies of aspects to human beings which we don’t even notice. It creates more neuron connections, improve our mood, and train our brains unknowingly.
What is rhythm?
Rhythm is the most important and fundamental concept of music. However, rhythm is everywhere. Such as the orbit revolution of the earth, the lunar week, the time that a lion in the middle Africa feels ready to hunt, human’s biological circulation, fabric patterns, the heart beat, dancing, etc.
Why rhythm?
Rhythm has a magical link inside of human brains between body parts, brain functionality and the biological circulation. It benefits the coordination of body movements (sport, physical disorder, etc), manage a balance between the brain and the body, create more neuron connections (Parkinson, ADHD,etc), and deeper the music understanding. Now days people are spending more time and money into their physical health. In the future, mental health will be as important as physical health. I believe that rhythm is a smart connection which can link both of them together.
Fields
Music education, sport, fitness, therapy, health, etc.
Headband + Tracker + Analyzing System
Weather Resistance
Designed with weather resistant and waterproof considerations. It is an indoor and outdoor device. Users can play music with it, doing sports, and even swim with it as a pacer.
Wearable Feedback System
Instead of staring at the phones and checking the informations inside of screens, this system create a more natural way (through the headband, which is the closest place to “human sensors”) to receive feedbacks (by users or other team mates in a team section) simultaneous during body movements.
Smart System
Bring body movements into rhythm learning! The system detect body movement by the motion sensors and marking comparison and calculations with the preset rhythm and goals. Therefore, the system will know if the users are in the right track and be able to guide them back.
