French brands PIQ and Rossignol have announced their partnership to introduce the first “connected ski,” which features PIQ ROBOT technology embedded in the Rossignol Hero Master.
Using GAIA, the first Artificial Intelligence system that autonomously analyzes sports motions in real-time is able to deliver information directly to the skier. Instead of reading this information on another piece of equipment, users can access their numbers but simply looking at the LED display located at the tip of their skies.
The PIQ ROBOT embedded in the Hero Master is able to measure the skier’s speed, their angulations in turns, their explosiveness in transitions from one edge to the other, as well as the G-Force in every turn.
“Since the founding of PIQ, we’ve always had that vision of embedding PIC directly in the skier’s gear to give them the best experience possible,” PIQ Sports Intelligence CEO Cédric Mangaurd said in a statement. “Thanks to the work of our two teams, we’re now extremely proud to unveil…what is truly a breakthrough innovation with the world’s first connected ski.”
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When PIQ and the snow sports manufacturer Rossignol partnered in 2015, a sensor was attached to ski boots. Now rather than an attachment, the technology is embedded.
“With this technology, Rossignol is now the world’s first manufacturer to create a connected ski,” François Benaben, VP of Sales, Marketing and Communications of Rossignol, said in a statement. “The integration of the PIQ ROBOT in our skis could significantly enrich the skiing experience and allow our users to better understand and analyze their performance.”