Life Sciences and University Labs

Capture high-quality human motion data from natural movement

For biomechanics, sports science, rehabilitation research, human factors, and university teaching labs, Semcam Live provides real-time markerless motion capture, HPE high-precision processing, Goku optical rigid-body tracking, and multimodal data synchronization. Research subjects do not need mocap suits or reflective markers, so motion capture, analysis, and reproduction can happen in conditions closer to real behavior.

Core Value

Traditional optical motion capture systems have long provided high-precision motion measurement for life science research, but marker placement, soft-tissue artifacts, operator variability, and workflow complexity can affect experiment efficiency and consistency across batches. Semcam Live moves human detection, tracking, 2D keypoints, ReID, and confidence estimation to edge AI camera arrays, then completes real-time 3D reconstruction and body rig output locally, helping labs start capture faster, check data sooner, and use HPE high-precision processing when higher-quality post-capture results are needed.

Application Scenarios

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Gait and posture research

Record gait cycles, stride length, cadence, joint angles, center-of-mass changes, and postural control strategies for motion data capture and comparative analysis across healthy participants, athletes, and rehabilitation training workflows.

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Sports science and training assessment

Support running, jumping, turning, squatting, swinging, throwing, balance, and functional movement tests. Researchers can observe natural performance with less interference and analyze movement quality, technique changes, and long-term training trends.

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Rehabilitation and human factors research

Evaluate range of motion, compensation patterns, left-right symmetry, stability, and task execution. Continuous motion data helps research teams build reviewable, quantifiable, and comparable experimental workflows.

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University teaching and lab platform

Designed for biomechanics, sports science, robotics, human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and digital media courses. Students can quickly practice motion capture, 3D reconstruction, data export, and analysis without lengthy marker preparation.

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Robotics and embodied AI data capture

Capture human demonstrations with markerless motion capture, while Goku optical tracking can record tools, props, robot end effectors, and other rigid objects, providing synchronized data for imitation learning, motion understanding, and human-robot collaboration research.

How Semcam Live Supports Lab Workflows

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Start experiments faster

Subjects do not need mocap suits or markers and can be captured in normal training clothes or lab attire, significantly reducing preparation time.

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Real-time preview and on-site quality control

The system supports 120fps real-time motion data output with latency below 0.1 seconds, so researchers can immediately check body rigs, trajectories, occlusion, and movement completion on site.

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HPE high-precision post-capture processing

For publications, critical experiment batches, or high-quality datasets, the HPE High-Precision Extension can run offline processing and provide keypoint error under 1 cm.

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250 body keypoints

Compared with tracking only a small set of coarse joints, Semcam Live's dense keypoints provide richer human-structure information for the pelvis, thorax, limb segment orientation, and complex postures.

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Multimodal synchronization

Active Center manages Semcam Live AI cameras and Goku optical cameras, and connects with force plates, EMG, pressure platforms, OpenSim, Visual3D, C3D, MATLAB, Python, ROS, and other research workflows.

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Local deployment and data retention

Cameras, Active Center, real-time reconstruction, HPE processing, project management, and data export can all run locally, making the system suitable for universities and research institutes that require data security, reproducibility, and long-term project accumulation.

Differentiated Capabilities

Semcam Live does not replace laboratory motion capture with a single AI model. It combines multi-camera computer vision, precise calibration, 3D geometric reconstruction, human kinematic constraints, and edge computing. Cameras process complex visual features at the edge, while the central system receives structured data for fusion and body rig solving. This avoids continuously sending massive raw video streams back to a server, reduces dependence on costly 10GbE networks, and makes it practical to deploy larger camera matrices over larger experimental spaces.

Relationship with traditional lab systems

For labs that require extremely high marker precision, rigid-body measurement, or established clinical gait workflows, traditional optical systems still have clear value. Semcam Live is strongest at lowering the barrier to human motion capture, improving experiment efficiency, reducing marker-placement variability, and making natural movement, multi-person movement, and large-space movement easier to quantify. When used with the Goku optical system, labs can obtain markerless human motion and rigid-object data in the same coordinate system and timeline.

Related technologies and integrations

250 Key Points120fps<0.1s latencyHPEGokuOpenSimVisual3DC3DForce Plateselectromyographypressure table

Recommended product model

Depending on your scene scale and needs, we recommend the following configurations

Semcam Live

PRO+

A professional edge AI mocap camera for high-quality motion data capture, with a 55 TOPS embedded GPU and support for the HPE High-Precision Extension.

For life sciences, university labs, robotics training, and animation/VFX

Built-in computing power

55 TOPS

System power consumption

15W

maximum resolution

2.3 million pixels

Maximum number of people caught

4 people

furthest tracking distance

18m

Joint 3D rotation angle

support

finger capture

✓ Supported

facial capture

—

HPE

✓ Supported

Semcam Live

ULTRA

A flagship edge AI mocap camera for large spaces and multi-person capture, with a 100 TOPS embedded GPU, support for 12-person capture, and HPE high-precision processing.

For large-space labs, LBE, simulation training, and multi-person data capture

Built-in computing power

100 TOPS

System power consumption

18W

maximum resolution

5.2 million pixels

Maximum number of people caught

12 people

furthest tracking distance

45m

Joint 3D rotation angle

support

finger capture

✓ Supported

facial capture

✓ Supported

HPE

✓ Supported

Customized solution

Not sure which one is right for you?

Contact our technical team to customize the optimal camera array solution based on your scene size, number of people, space and accuracy requirements.

Turn lab motion data capture from lengthy preparation into a fast start.

Contact the Semcam Live team to plan a camera array and data workflow for life science and university labs based on your lab space, research subjects, participant count, synchronization devices, and required data formats.

FAQ

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What is Semcam Live?

Semcam Live is an edge computing AI markerless motion capture system. Target detection, 2D keypoints, ReID, tracking, segmentation, cropping and confidence calculation are completed on the camera side, and Active Center locally completes cross-camera matching, triangulation, 3D keypoints, body rig solving, IK, filtering, retargeting and exporting.

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Does body capture require wearable equipment or patches?

Human motion capture does not require motion capture suits, inertial sensors or reflective markers. If your project requires tracking rigid body objects, such as tools, props, robot ends, handles, or training equipment, you can use Goku for 6DoF rigid body tracking.

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When should I use real-time capture versus HPE?

The live link delivers 120fps motion output and sub-100ms end-to-end latency, making it suitable for live previews, live drives, interactions and acquisition inspections. HPE is a post-harvest high-precision processing pipeline suitable for research, training data production, key shots and projects requiring higher quality keypoint results.

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Can Semcam Live be used with Goku?

Yes. Semcam Live is responsible for unmarked human motion, and Goku is responsible for rigid body objects such as robot joints, end effectors, tools, props, handles, training equipment, rackets, drones, and cameras. Both share the coordinate system, timeline, and project in Active Center.

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Which analysis workflows are supported for life sciences and university labs?

It can be connected to OpenSim, Visual3D, C3D, mainstream force plate, electromyography and pressure platform processes, and can be extended with index calculation, action quality evaluation and data export through Semcam Biomechanics Plugin and Semcam Action Quality Assessment Plugin.