Shenzhen Runyi Taiyi Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2017. It is a technology innovation enterprise with monitoring, evaluation, and analysis of sports physiological parameters as its core. It has multiple underlying technology modules with brain and electromyography acquisition as its core. Among them, the high-density wireless brain and electromyography signal acquisition system is currently a world leading product and has won many important domestic awards. Recently, Runyi Taiyi was interviewed by the Internet medical media, Arterial Network, and had in-depth exchanges on the industry prospects.
Scientific sports training requires a complete monitoring system that covers the comprehensive activity of nerves and muscles.
At the end of 2021, Su Bingtian, the creator of the 100 meter Asian record, proposed this viewpoint in his paper “Scientific Training Assistance: Application of Flexible Wearable Sensor Motion Monitoring” focusing on human electrophysiological signal monitoring, sign monitoring based on photoelectric sensing, and electrochemical sensing monitoring. He pointed out that motion monitoring is a process of quantifying and analyzing relevant physiological indicators, and this system requires the integration of multiple flexible wearable motion sensors. The performance improvement of each type of sensor will significantly enhance the overall performance of the sports monitoring system, while assisting athletes of different types in developing more scientific, personalized, and detailed training plans, and providing more reasonable technical guidance.
Among them, electromyographic signals, as the electrical signal source that generates muscle dynamics, fundamentally reflect the movement status of nerves, bones, and muscles, and are an irreplaceable electrophysiological examination link in motion monitoring. EMG signals are closely related to muscle activity and human movement. Early research has shown that EMG has great potential in applications such as kinematics, neuroengineering, rehabilitation medicine, prosthetic control, and neural machine interfaces.
At present, most of the equipment used in China is imported equipment of the same type. Its high price is one of the main obstacles hindering the further expansion of the application scope of this technology.
Shenzhen Runyi Taiyi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Runtai Company”) is a technology innovative enterprise that focuses on monitoring exercise physiological parameters, which has recently been learned about in the arterial network. The company’s product features continuous monitoring of physiological signals and quantitative evaluation of functional parameters. Its main products include electromyographic armbands, distributed wireless electromyography acquisition systems, and high-density wireless brain electromyography acquisition systems.
Its eight channel fabric arm ring adopts conductive fabric electrodes and has made innovations in wearable design for clothing. The fabric arm ring is equipped with an inertial sensor, which can simultaneously collect 8-channel electromyography and 9-axis gyroscope data by connecting to dedicated software, and obtain real-time status information of human limb movement. Runtai Company’s technological products have filled the domestic gap and actively expanded product application areas with competitive price advantages.
Master the core technology of collecting and analyzing sports physiological signals, and frequently implement research results
Runtai Company was founded in 2017, and its entrepreneurial team was the scientific research backbone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute. The core members of the team have years of research experience and academic accumulation in the field of sports and health science, and have completed multiple national key scientific research projects as project leaders.
The company’s employees mainly come from Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology, and most of them are members of the Rob Master Mecha Master Competition or the National Electronic Design Competition’s second prize or above team. They are a young and energetic entrepreneurial team with an average age of only 26 years old.
On the one hand, the entrepreneurial team of Runtai Company has a profound academic background and continues to pay attention to the forefront of academia, collaborating with experts in the field to explore new developments in sports science. On the other hand, Runtai Company has an excellent engineering team that can quickly transform new achievements into new products. Moreover, Runtai Company works closely with professional coaches and athletes from the national and provincial teams to jointly apply new theories and technologies in training and rapidly improve performance
The technical background and R&D strength of the team have enabled Runtai Company to develop rapidly since its establishment. Less than a year after its establishment, this hard tech team has developed a wireless distributed electromyography acquisition device. And continuously develop products such as sports physiological parameter acquisition system and high-density wireless EEG acquisition system.
After five years of development, Runtai Company has formed its own advantages and characteristics in sports physiological parameter detection technology. Among them, electromyographic engineering technology is one of the core technologies for collecting sports physiological signals at Runtai Company.
At present, Runtai Company has developed multiple electromyography products. In 2018, Runtai Company released the first distributed electromyography acquisition system in China. After testing by a third-party testing agency, the product system has ultra-low noise and extremely high common mode rejection ratio, and its performance has reached or exceeded the nominal indicators of similar foreign products.
In 2019, the product won the first place in the collaborative control group of the Army Equipment Department Exoskeleton Challenge nationwide. In 2020, the company launched the first distributed high-density wireless brain electromyography product in China, becoming one of the few companies in the world that has mastered the technology of high-density wireless brain electromyography acquisition systems. This product supports up to 256 channels. Based on the same hardware device, the product can achieve the selection of EEG or EMG signal acquisition and analysis through software parameter settings, as well as synchronous acquisition of EEG and EMG signals. In 2021, this product won the Excellent Product Award at the 23rd High Tech Fair.
The research results have been frequently implemented, and Yu Wenlong shared with Arterial Network the core of Runtai Company’s rapid breakthrough: “The reason why new theories can be quickly applied to training assistance, rapidly expand product lines, and achieve product coverage to meet a wide range of customer needs is that Runtai Company holds the core technology and intellectual property of collecting and analyzing sports physiological signals
Seize the market opportunity and lay out a digital sports service platform
Due to the accumulation and technological advantages of Runtai Company in sports physiological parameter technology, in 2021, Runtai Company reached a technical cooperation agreement with the Guizhou Provincial Sports Bureau to provide professional technical support and services for provincial competitive sports training, thus entering the field of digital sports coaching platforms.
Regarding this, Yu Wenlong said, “At present, the digital sports service platform track in China is still a rapidly developing new track, and almost only foreign companies participate in competition in the market. With the sports industry becoming a new pillar industry, the digital sports market will form a market worth billions of yuan. Among them, the digital sports service platform is the core part of digital sports, which will completely change the face of the competitive sports industry from the popularization of sports projects, athlete selection, training, sports rehabilitation and other aspects. Runtai Company is fortunate to be able to provide its own technology, products and services for the development of Chinese sports through the attempt from scratch, and become a pioneer in this track
According to the latest market research report “Global Sports Coaching Platforms Market”, it is predicted that the compound annual growth rate of the digital sports service platform market in the Asia Pacific region (excluding China) will reach 17.4% from 2020 to 2027.
It is reported that Runtai Company has initially completed a digital training evaluation system for sports such as weightlifting and rock climbing. Its product can accurately collect physiological electrical signals, temperature, mechanics, and motion trajectory information in real-time under various complex sports states, so as to comprehensively evaluate the speed, strength, physical fitness and other parameters of athletes during training, in order to assist coaches to timely understand the exercise status and body load of athletes, and carry out targeted training, ultimately achieving better results.
Runtai Company’s products have undergone four months of on-site testing and service in relevant sports teams.
Parallel development of 2B and 2C, exploring vast market growth potential
Surface electromyographic signals are one of the key indicators of neuromuscular function in sports training, and high-density, high-precision, wireless transmission, and portability are the core technologies of electromyographic signal equipment. The current applications of high-density surface electromyography are focused on the examination of neuromuscular lesions, monitoring of exercise-induced fatigue, evaluation of exercise training performance, and the relationship between exercise and aging. The use of new technologies such as electromyography has positive significance in improving the scientific and rational nature of training, enhancing the efficiency of athlete training, and avoiding sports injuries.
Relying on multiple underlying technology modules with physiological electrical acquisition as the core (electromyography acquisition and control module, electrocardiogram acquisition and control module, pulse wave module, infrared wireless temperature acquisition module, etc.), Shenzhen Runtai will continuously iterate its product portfolio and expand its product line. The products and services currently provided by the enterprise cover basic scientific research, training assistance, enthusiast services, as well as mass health management and other fields, while meeting the usage needs of customers with different levels of needs on the digital sports service platform.
Not only that, Runtai Company has also accurately mapped the target audience of its products and services in the market. Yu Wenlong stated that B-end customers are research institutions, competitive sports teams under the General Administration of Sport of China and the Provincial Sports Bureau, as well as specialized or comprehensive economic sports venues. The C-end customers mainly serve sports enthusiasts and coaches who serve this group.
Next, Runtai Company will continue to focus on the B-end layout before 2024 and hopes that its products can be showcased at the 2024 Olympic Games. With the continuous development of wearable sensors and integrated technology, it will be possible to build a multifunctional motion monitoring platform. After 2024, Runtai Company will focus on the C-end business. Based on current revenue data, Runtai Company expects an explosive growth in sales performance after 2024 as the company adjusts its strategic pace. It is reported that after receiving angel round investment from ANZ Capital in 2021, the company is currently preparing to enter the second round of financing.
Article source: Arterial network