LAB-GRADE MOVEMENT DATA, ANYWHERE.
A RESEARCH PLATFORM FOR THE REAL WORLD
Lab equipment is sometimes impractical for investigating the complexity of human movement in day-to-day life and natural settings.
Plantiga’s sensor insole system is built to support your research in any environment - in the lab, on the field, or in the real world.
What we observe in a lab may not transfer to the real-world:
“After controlling for changes in running speed, tibial shock did not change across the course of the marathon, regardless of footstrike pattern. Intriguingly, these findings conflict with controlled laboratory studies that found tibial shock increased from the beginning to the end of exhaustive treadmill runs.”
Trusted by world-class researchers in healthcare, sport, and human performance.
THE PLANTIGA PLATFORM
Plantiga uses sensor insoles and machine learning to track complex movement patterns with lab-grade precision, providing accurate performance and movement asymmetry analysis.
WHAT WE MEASURE
We measure accelerations and rotations of the feet in a variety of different activities, each providing a unique lens onto movement. Our machine learning algorithms extract spatiotemporal, load, and asymmetry metrics to give insight into movement patterns.
Click the drop downs for a list of each activity’s metrics:
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Gait Speed
Cadence
Distance Travelled
Stance & Swing Time
Swing Time Variability
Single & Double Support Time
Vertical Takeoff & Landing Accelerations
Gait Asymmetries
Total Load & Intensity
Step Count
Number of Rests
Activity Duration
Load Asymmetry
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Speed (CoM)
Cadence
Flight Time
Ground Contact Time
Flight Ratio
Vertical Takeoff & Landing Accelerations
Peak Acceleration
Gait Asymmetries
Total Load & Intensity
Activity Duration
Load Asymmetry
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Jump Height
Jump Distance
Reactive Strength (RSI)
Air Time
Ground Contact Time
Vertical Takeoff & Landing Accelerations
Total Load & Intensity
Jumping Asymmetries
Our Applied Science Team can help support you with implementation and application strategies, so you can customize the system usage to your needs.
THE PLANTIGA ADVANTAGE
UNTETHERED
Completely wireless data capture, allowing you to measure anytime, anywhere
L & R SENSORS
Synchronized sensors under each foot, to accurately capture gait and asymmetry
ACCESS TO RAW DATA
Full access to the unfiltered, raw sensor data, exportable as a CSV file
ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION
Hardware, analytics, app, and support included in one, user-friendly platform
Because of our origins in high-performance sports and the military, we consider data quality to be of the utmost importance, and we are constantly undergoing both internal and external validation to keep pushing the envelope of lab-grade movement data outside of the lab.
Click below to see our white papers, validation, and ongoing research projects.
HOW IT WORKS
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COLLECT
Collect 5+ hours of data on a single charge. All data is stored locally on the sensor - no need for bluetooth or wifi.
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UPLOAD
Upload the data to the cloud with a physical connection, and access it from any computer through our web app.
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REVIEW
Use our data visualizations to review the computed metrics, or download the raw data to play around yourself.
REMOTE MONITORING
Interested in how people move in their own environments?
Plantiga enables remote monitoring through the use of take-home hardware and a dedicated mobile app.
FAQs
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Each insole is equipped with a 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which samples at 416 Hz. This allows us to measure the movement of each limp independently of the other to understand performance and asymmetry. Check out our tech specs for more info.
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The following components are built into the platform:
Smart Insoles
Each kit contains a pair of sensor pods, an upload + charging station, and supportive EVA foam insoles of different sizes
Customizable data views
Customizable metric views, so you can see the information you want to see, or download it yourself. Reports are also available, if you’d like to share the information with the subjects.
Education
Onboarding resources, so you can easily train new researchers and students on data capture, as well as courses and webinars run by our applied scientists.
Tech and Data Support
Timely tech support and nerdy data scientists for you to bounce ideas, if you’d like.
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Yes, you can download the raw, unfiltered data as a csv file.
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The sensors sit in foam insoles that slide right into your subject’s shoe. Our insoles are ultra-thin (5mm) and lightweight (1.5g-3.5g), and come in sizes 5-18. They can be custom cut with scissors to optimize fit and comfort.
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The sensors can collect for up to 5 hours before needing to be recharged.
Data is stored locally on the pods during data collection, so you don’t need to worry about finicky wifi or bluetooth. It’s then uploaded securely to the Plantiga cloud through the dock and can be accessed via the web app.
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No, as the data is stored locally, everything that you collected up until the pods died will still be there and will automatically upload the next time the pods are docked.
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Yes, you can change the name, activity type, notes, and start and end times of any activity retroactively.
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Our Applied Science Team will take you through an hour long onboarding, after which point you’ll be ready to use the system on your own. We also have resources to help with training of new researchers and students.
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It usually takes about 1/4 of the time of the activity to upload the data (depending on wifi signal stability). So for a 2 minute walk test, the data will upload in ~30 sec.
