Plantiga: Measuring steps using AI advancements

ABOUT PLANTIGA

Plantiga has worked on human analytics for over 10 years, developing instrumental footwear using smart AI technology. They are a team of innovators aiming to excel in their expertise in gait analytics, tracking and analyzing human movement to offer a better and more accessible solution for a healthier lifestyle.

Making health and fitness an accessible luxury through technology

Plantiga, a Vancouver, BC-based provider, has been in the fitness, gait analytics, and instrumental footwear business for over a decade. After working exclusively in the industry with some leading sports brands and athletes, they wanted to turn their product into an accessible luxury.

Technological advancement in sports medicine and fitness is at a breakneck speed. Plantiga aims to assist fitness enthusiasts in tracking their physical performance and overall health in an organized fashion through robust digital wellness solutions.??

As personal health and fitness become necessary for an individual, they are looking for ways to excel and improve their training regimens. To support this goal, new devices like the Plantiga sensor insoles are paving their way into the market, offering better insight, data, and analytics on one’s health.

They aim to unlock the power of locomotor movements; some of the world’s best use their AI-powered sensor insoles and software platform to optimize human motor skills. They help people become more resilient and perform at their best – in sports and life.

Whether you’re looking for a way to stay active, recover from a prolonged mechanical injury, or create a healthy balance in life and push yourself to achieve your realistic fitness goals, Plantiga is your go-to coach.

The health start-up recently raised $1.2M in seed funding to further excel, develop new solutions, and expand business operations into new territories.

Plantiga, the physical fitness brand, recently launched a closed beta program for individuals to sign up, become exclusive members, and get direct access to all the accessories, including sensor insoles, pods, and a Wi-Fi connectivity device (also known as the base station).

The insoles will help record real-time data and display the analytics and metrics on the mobile app with assistance from the base station. The Base Station acts as a router that allows the pods present in the sole to upload data to the cloud as soon as they are placed on the charging pad. This smart feature saves users time and relieves them of manual data transfers. Moreover, this data will remain on the Plantiga cloud, tracking your progress for future consultations.

Furthermore, members can schedule an onboarding session and a consult with a professional movement coach from the app. The coaches consist of biomechanists, kinesiologists, and strength and conditioning specialists. They help users set up their desired health and fitness goals that they would like to accomplish.?

This data will also be visible to your dedicated coach, who will create a strategy around that data for a personalized experience.

What data is Plantiga able to record and provide?

Plantiga records a high-level frequency of accelerations based on your feet as you move. With the generated data and metrics from the Plantiga mobile app, they can leverage its AI to determine spatiotemporal parameters of walking and running gaits, such as speed, cadence, and stride length – to name a few.

Bringing Plantiga's idea to life

Plantiga’s approach was to create a member-exclusive application connected to the sensor insole to record and upload the data gathered by the pods present within. Once the products are in hand, the in-house movement coach will help the user onboard, plan, and execute their goals based on their unique movement patterns.

Each user's progress will be recorded on the Plantiga mobile application in real-time, and they can schedule 1-on-1 sessions with their coaches to refine their routine accordingly.?

With all the requirements documented, the only thing left was to partner with an experienced and innovative technology solutions company to bring this vision to life.

The technological expertise of VentureDive

Despite having concerns about outsourcing development work initially, when Plantiga approached VentureDive, their reservations eased immediately.

VentureDive took end-to-end ownership of:?

• UX-UI design
• Android app development
• iOS app development
• Website revamp
• Quality assurance and testing for each application
• Content creation for their blog

Consequently, VentureDive delivered a versatile yet exclusive membership platform with native mobile apps and a seamless user experience, from doorstep delivery of accessories to ongoing fitness coaching.?

What lies ahead for Plantiga

Plantiga has achieved a lot over the past decade, from handling only exclusive clients to branching out to a broader audience. It now aims to broaden its target market further to include the common man, and we are thrilled to be a part of this journey.