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[Google Cloud] AI Tracks 63 Joints for Team USA Olympians

Picture a snowboarder twisting mid-air, vanishing into a blur of snow and speed. Google Cloud just cracked the code to map it all in 3D—63 joints, real-time—for Team USA's Winter Olympians.

U.S. Olympian snowboarding with overlaid 3D AI joint skeleton from Google Cloud analysis

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Google's AI tracks 63 joints from 2D video in real-time for Olympians, beating occlusion with motion priors. 𝕏
  • Dedicated TPUs eliminate cold starts; Vertex AI scales bursty loads securely. 𝕏
  • Tech generalizes to PT coaches, factory robots—unlocking motion data everywhere. 𝕏
Ibrahim Samil Ceyisakar
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Originally reported by Google Cloud Blog

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