June 1, 2017 Body Labs Launches SOMA, the first ‘Human-Aware’ AI Platform for Predicting 3D Human Shape and Motion from Photos or Video
New York — June 1, 2017 — Body Labs (www.bodylabs.com), provider of the world’s most advanced technology for analyzing body shape and motion, today announced the launch of SOMA, a human-aware artificial intelligence platform that enables businesses and developers to predict 3D human motion and shape from everyday photos or videos.
“At Body Labs, we deeply believe that the future of computer vision and AI hinges on understanding people,” said Eric Rachlin, chief technology officer and co-founder at Body Labs. “Today most of what computers know about people comes from speech, faces, and their behaviors online. In contrast, Body Labs’ goal is to provide the world’s most comprehensive set of tools for understanding the human form to bridge these physical and digital worlds. Being able to create highly realistic 3D models of the human body is essential for making meaningful progress in areas such as personalized shopping, autonomous vehicles, mixed reality, and smart homes.”
SOMA is trained using body data and computer vision to accurately understand both 3D human motion and shape from any input. SOMA uses neural networks to predict major joints, landmarks, facial features, and 3D shape from just photos or videos of people.
“With SOMA, we’ve created the first human-aware computing platform that understands the way we move and how we’re shaped to make our world more personal,” said Bill O’Farrell, CEO and co-founder of Body Labs. “Today, products and services are getting increasingly more personalized and now SOMA is putting the human body at the center of both design and development.”
Use SOMA to:
- Detect 3D motion and shape referencing just user-generated videos to transfer actions into interactive games or virtual environments.
- Accurately predict and measure the 3D shape of your customers to personalize apparel and sizing.
- Connect consumers based on shape for peer-to-peer communication and recommendations centered around the products they love.
- Empower leaders in mobility to detect and predict pedestrian actions using conventional cameras.
- Enable hardware or software to understand body gestures without controllers or voice prompts.
This summer, Body Labs will be announcing a series of APIs and SDKs to enable businesses and developers to plug into the power of SOMA.
- To learn more about SOMA
- Read our latest blog post on SOMA
- Watch SOMA’s predicted 3D shape and motion test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL1FM2_l7ZA
- Watch SOMA: Human-Aware AI Developer Platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDAtNrVOQo
- Watch SOMA: Social Try-on Using Predicted 3D Body Shape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlMbhgLUE94
About Body Labs
Body Labs is a horizontal solution provider of human-aware AI that understands the way we move and how we’re shaped to make our world more personal. We are comprised of the best in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and body modeling. It’s our mission to deliver human-aware AI as the next digital platform to empower the capture and use of 3D body motion and shape for numerous industries.
For more information, please visit: www.bodylabs.com.