MIT Sports Lab

The MIT Sports Lab connects the MIT community with the sports industry to advance athletic performance using state-of-the-art engineering and data science tools.

News from the Lab

Congratulations to the Sports Lab’s very own Emelie Eldracher and her team on finishing with a silver medal in the mixed-four crew at the Paralympics! We can’t wait to welcome you back to the lab with your new bling!!! 🎉🥈👏

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Last Friday was a hit at the Orleans Firebirds game ⚾️🌟 Grant and Henry took on the challenge of running “Beat-the-Bot” and they did an amazing job! Huge thanks to Jared for his tremendous work on the front end and Henry for his sharp pr

Superfan and Sports Lab researcher Jerry Lu is on the ground at the Olympics, teaming up with UVA’s Prof. Ken Ono to train members of @usaswimming, including Gretchen Walsh 🏊&zwj;♀️💪. With the power of math and data, they’re pushing the

As we celebrate the start of summer here in the US, we’re looking back on an Australian summer ☀️🌊 Eva Nates (MS MechE ‘24) went to the Gold Coast of Australia this past January to work with the AusCycling BMX Freestyle team. She also we

Last week marked the end of the MIT Sports Lab’s class 2.98/2.980 Sports Technology: Engineering & Innovation—a project based course where students work directly with industry sponsors to push the boundaries in mechanical design, biom

Thank you to the Boston @redsox for hosting the MIT Sports Lab at this past Monday’s game against the Rays! It was an incredible experience, made even more memorable by the opportunity to watch batting practice on the field and engage with the

Congratulations to Felice Frankel, friend of the MIT Sports Lab, who has a set of new books out on visual communication! As always, we’re excited to use her tips in presenting our analysis of sports data. Visit the link in our bio for a recent

Last month, the MIT Sports Lab held its annual Sports Summit conference at the MIT Media Lab! We were thrilled to welcome leaders in sports and academia to share advances in the industry and new work coming out of the MIT labs. This year’s them

We’re so excited for the semester with our MIT Sports Tech Club! If you’re a student interested in sports research, you are always welcome to join. We meet 7:30-9pm in 3-333 on Thursday.

Open to everyone on campus, groups are mentored by

We take a moment to honor and remember Ken Johnson, Jr., Director of DAPER Communications, Promotions, and Marketing at MIT. Ken’s collaboration with our lab was marked by his exceptional dedication, warmth, and the genuine passion he brought t