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12/04/2019

Three weeks after Perch installed units on each of the 22 weight racks at LSU’s indoor football facility on Oct. 1, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said he noticed differences in his team’s performance on the field.

07/18/2019

Perch’s software-enabled hardware solution allows for instant adoption among professionals. In addition, the product's ease-of-install makes it a prime candidate for mass adoption in gyms all across the U.S.

05/17/2019

... modernized equipment helped bring velocity-based training into the mainstream, but even that technology seems archaic in comparison to what is hanging on the LSU weight rack.

10/02/2018

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08/10/2018

The system can spot the difference between “strong and explosive” motions, or someone who is “barely completing his reps.” Future versions of Perch’s system, he says, will be able to track not just barbells but other items used in workouts, like medicine balls and kettle bells.

06/11/2018

A single sensor, for instance, an accelerometer in the form of a wearable device, can only collect an insufficient set of data. You’re not getting an entire picture of the quality of movement. Right now, the data we are receiving is pretty necessary.

01/10/2018

Perch, a startup led by recent MIT student-athletes, is a smart system that uses cameras and machine learning to create and track workouts.

04/24/2018

Imagine a high school weight room that has cameras mounted on equipment with immediate feedback on tablets so players can fix technique and receive motivation for the next set.

12/31/2017

Scaling with you as you grow, Perch allows you to create workouts, surveys, assign velocity thresholds as well as deliver content directly to an on-rack tablet.

09/20/2017

Weightlifting is not something anyone can jump into and expect results. It takes time and effort to get the movements and form down for changes to show. Perch could be the product an athlete needs to help them get that form down and prevent a potentially-serious injury from happening.

06/13/2017

We believe Perch can be a tool used by the over 11 million Americans regularly performing weightlifting exercise, and encourage millions more to try strength training and experience the positive benefits.

07/16/2017

Rothman, who played on MIT’s baseball team as an undergraduate, is co-founder of Perch, a company that uses 3-D cameras to assess the velocity of a weightlifter’s movements and provide instant feedback on how to improve form and minimize the risk of injury.

01/18/2017

The goal is to push athletes to their max performance while working out, while helping them avoid injury – a cause near and dear to Rothman.