Human Performance Lab
Athletic Footwear Testing and Validation
Exos' Human Performance Lab empowers sports and athletic footwear brands with data and insights to accelerate product innovation.
Research and Validation for Sports and Athletic Footwear
Our end-to-end research capabilities include:
- Study design
- Participant recruitment
- Protocol development and execution
- Product testing and validation
- Large scale or sprint data collection
- Quantitative and qualitative analytics
- Quality control
- Product development and brand support
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Why Exos’ Human Performance Lab?
We’re ready to break out of the lab to apply leading technology in real-world settings, from the force plates installed on our outdoor turf, to our diverse study participants comprising athletes, workforce populations and individuals of all demographics, genders, lifestyles, and activity levels.
SPEED
With a 30-year history of championing the human performance industry, we have the proprietary methodology to innovate at the speed of business, accelerating your products’ time to market.
COST
Our transparent pricing mitigates indirect or surprise costs. We offer customization and pricing options to meet your needs.
CAPACITY
With our team of 30+ experts, comprising an innovative multidisciplinary team of PhDs, scientists and practitioners, we quickly expand your research and product testing capacity.
REAL DATA
With access to diverse study participants and world-class facilities and technologies, we generate real-world, unbiased data.
Case Study: Improving Athlete Safety and Performance
Turf x Cleat Interaction Study
Athlete biomechanical testing for cleat safety, design, and performance has been traditionally confined to laboratory settings that do not afford the space or environment to allow for game-like scenarios or intensities. But not anymore.
Exos’ Human Performance Lab and Biocore partnered to break out of the lab and onto the field. We created a one-of-a-kind outdoor biomechanics laboratory with in-turf force plates to measure motions, speeds and body loads in game-like settings and intensities.
With the support of the NFL and NFL Players Association and partnership with experts in human biomechanical studies at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, this collaboration provided the ability to quantify the cleat loads, turf interactions and movement patterns of the most elite football players in the world during sport-specific drills and game-like intensities.
The impacts?
- Athlete safety and performance: teams, coaches, and trainers can now incorporate this data into athlete load management programs and structure training sessions for peak performance and career longevity.
- Improved and accelerated product design: brands can establish targets for cleat design - from cleat patterns and stiffness to shoe materials and fit - to balance performance needs with biomechanical limits to prevent injury.
Let's Collaborate
A collaboration with Exos’ Human Performance Lab expands research capacity, accelerates innovation, and moves sports and athletic footwear brands forward.
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With our diverse database of study participants, from elite female and male athletes to general population, and real-world testing capabilities inclusive of force plates installed in our outdoor turf field, Exos is uniquely positioned to collect ground-truth data around footwear and turf interactions during field sport-specific movements at game speed.