Stanford's BioMotion Lab and you.

The computer geeks over at Stanford University's BioMotion Lab have come up with some technology that's uber-beneficial for us fitness nerds.

Using 8 cameras and 2 very fancy computers, they record human movement and turn it into clinical data. In addition to using this data to prepare the human race for the Matrix, they can use it to analyze sports injuries and come up with more effective treatments.

According to Wired News: 

“Each camera cuts out a silhouette in 3-D space,” said Tom Andriacchi, the head of the lab and a mechanical engineer and orthopedic surgeon at Stanford University. “It’s like doing slices. And the more slices you have of the three-dimensional statue in time, the more accurately we can fit that model.”

A pair of NBA center Adonal Foyle’s supersize shoes hanging by the door testifies to the occasional visits that high-level athletes pay to the lab. But most of the time, lab employees use their extremely accurate knowledge of the human body to study injury and disease.

I think this is great. I can't wait to get a couple hours on that contraption so I can use the data to help me with my breakdancing injuries.