Something that is a little left of field is the XBOT Go Chameleon. I’ve actually had this gadget sitting on my desk for a while now as I wasn’t sure just how to approach reviewing it.
The XBOT Go Chameleon is nothing like we’ve seen before at a consumer level; it’s a team sport tracker with different modes for different sorts of sport and uses your smartphone to get the imagery.
For example, take a basketball game. By putting the XBOT Go Chameleon / smartphone combo on the sideline and choosing the FollowMe mode, it will automatically track the flow of play up and down the court. Additionally, the XBOT Go Chameleon will autonomously track players or the ball and intelligently zoom and pan.
Additionally, you can set the XBOT Go Chameleon to track a particular player by their player number allowing athletes and team coaches to capture individual performances.
Because all sport is different, the developers have designed different algorithms for tracking for differing sports and these are selected according via an app for the smartphone. Currently there are algorithms for soccer, basketball, golf and ice hockey, but in beta form at this stage, are additional algorithms for tennis, badminton, golf, fencing and others.
The app also supports the incorporation of a live customizable scoreboard into recordings which could be super useful as live streaming to any RTMP supported service such as FaceBook or YouTube is also available.
Footage can be edited in the app so key moments say of a match can be extracted and shared with others via social media. Highlight reels created and the app automatically optimizes the video for each platform.
You also get 20GB of free cloud storage.
I haven’t had the opportunity to try the XBOT Go Chameleon in a team sport environment at this point. Getting the necessary permissions could be a hurdle for someone not directly involved with a team I would suggest.
However, I did successfully test that it very successfully followed me around a room with no issue once I worked out that although an outstretched palm is the signal to go into “selfie”: mode, it appears the XBOT Go Chameleon also needs to see your face.
My next test was to see if it would follow a DJI Mini 3 drone but had no luck on that score – as yet anyway.
Conclusion
At AUD$509 (optional remote is a further AUD$80) it isn’t a casual purchase and it is a purpose built device, but the XBOT Go Chameleon is a clever piece of tech no doubt, and I am sure sporting families, fans and coaches / trainers will find a very good use for it, especially with the expansion of differing algorithms for different
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