Cheat-spotting Shin Guards and Other Perception-Expanding Technologies [Blip]

Since soccer refs obviously have such difficulty discerning a player being tripped from a player taking a dive, these anti-diving shin guards were an inevitability. They use both proximity and impact sensors to determine a trip: when both sensors are activated, a foul is called — but not otherwise. IEEE has a collection of this and other game-changing surveillance technologies here. More »

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