"Hal is very sophisticated. He's a copper sweaty mannequin" - Matthew Nurse
Channel: Dezeen
Date: 2013-10-24

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Matthew Nurse, director of Nike Sport Research Lab, takes Dezeen behind the scenes at the laboratory where Nike tests new technologies and introduces us to Hal, a sportswear-testing robot that perspires as he runs.

Nike Sport Research Lab is part of a sprawling campus just outside of Portland, Oregon, where the American sports brand is based.

Nike has developed and invested in a range of different technologies to monitor how athletes move, the pressures exerted on their bodies when they do, and what effects different products have on them.

"We can objectively quantify athletes in motion, the environments they play in and the demands of the sport," Nurse explains.

"We can quantify and understand Nike's different product innovations, how they affect athletes in the way they perform, the way they're protected and the perception they have of those different products."

See the full article on Dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/31/matthew-nurse-nike-sport-research-lab-future-of-sportswear/