M12-Backed Startup Launches Computer Vision Based Virtual Fitness Coach That Never Lets Users Cheat

"There is nothing more motivating than having'someone' around who acknowledges and remembers the hard work you are doing when you exercise," says Roland Memisevic, co-founder and CEO of TwentyBN." Our thesis is that an AI companion qualifies perfectly well as that'someone', as long as it is sufficiently aware of your behaviors and the environment you're in to convey a real physical presence in your space--and to give you that extra nudge when it senses you need it." Fitness Ally is based on TwentyBN's humanoid AI platform that lets AI assistants better understand user behavior using a consumer camera and microphone as the assistant's "eyes and ears." The AI platform is optimized to recognize the most subtle of motions and behavioral cues, using millions of videos that the company sourced with the help of its network of crowd workers around the world. TwentyBN's platform has previously been deployed in the automotive and retail industries, where it powered the world's first visually interactive sales assistant.