OneCourt: using touch to help blind fans engage with sport

On this episode of the Sports Loft Podcast, hosts Yanni and Charlie sit down with Antyush Bollini, COO and co-founder of OneCourt, a groundbreaking company making sports more inclusive for fans who are blind or visually impaired.

OneCourt has developed a haptic device that allows fans to feel live action through trackable vibrations, revolutionising the way sports are experienced. The company, spun out of the University of Washington, recently partnered with T-Mobile and Major League Baseball to showcase their innovation at the MLB All-Star Game and are on the verge of launching a new device with improved features.

There's also an angel round underway, with the likes of Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, heading up the cap table.

Timestamps:

• 05:00 – Developing the One Court haptic device
• 15:00 – Testing and piloting the technology
• 24:15 – The market
• 32:30 – The role of audio
• 37:45 – Partnership with T-Mobile and MLB at the All-Star Game
• 45:00 – The journey ahead
• 49:45 – OneCourt's angel round