COMET Project

DiMo-NEXT - The Next Level of Digital Motion in Sports, Fitness and Well-being

Since 2018, the DiMo COMET project (https://www.digital-motion.at) has been making significant strides towards becoming a leading and internationally-renowned European consortium focusing on the transdisciplinary field of Digital Sports. It has already demonstrated the attractiveness and importance of an excellent cooperation between industry and academia. The DiMo consortium decided to expand the original focus of data intelligence and sensor technologies and complement it in the follow up project “DiMo-NEXT”. DiMo-NEXT specifically expands on injury prevention (safety) and long-term physical and mental performance in both novice and competitive athletes. DiMo-NEXT also includes competences and partners in fitness & well-being (Adidas, Bärenhof, UNIQA) addressing adjacent industries. The consortium consists of 26 partners from 6 countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland) covering the entire value chain from data to value creation and focusing on the sports and fitness sector.

To create added value and address innovation dynamics within these complex innovation ecosystems of Digital Sports, a structured holistic, human centered approach is foreseen in the research program divided into 3 areas with high interplay and expected synergies: 1) Behavior change and guidance; 2) Smart sensor and actuator systems based on sustainable materials and production 3) Human motion data and explainable AI.

The synergistic concept of DiMo-NEXT is unique in Europe and is well suited to become an internationally well-known contact point for research and company partners in the digitalization of sports, movement, and well-being. With its generated know-how and demonstrated results, DiMo-NEXT is expected to pave the way for standards in the targeted areas.