Panther Developments
In development · club pilot in Northern Ireland

Panther Track

A hands-free AI camera for hockey. Set it up at halfway, press start, and it follows the ball for the whole match, so nobody has to miss the game standing behind a camera.

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The White Panther logo

The app

Run the match from your phone

Connect to the rig, let it learn the pitch and the kits, then leave it to film. After the final whistle, review the match and confirm the moments worth keeping.

WelcomeYour rig, its battery and your recent matches at a glance.
SetupThe rig maps the pitch lines, learns both kits and asks which team to follow.
Live trackingSee what the camera sees, which level it's tracking on, and take over by hand at any time.
Match reviewHeat maps, tracking stats and suggested moments for the coach to confirm.

App design preview. Figures shown come from our match simulator, not a real game.

How it tracks

Ball first, always

A hockey ball is small and fast, and it disappears behind sticks and legs. Panther Track never just guesses. When it loses the ball, it drops down a level and keeps the play in shot until the ball shows up again.

  1. 1

    Ball

    Follows the ball itself, and predicts its path through short gaps when it's hidden.

    Used most of the match

  2. 2

    Carrier in open space

    Follows the player on the ball when nobody else is within 4 metres of them.

    Used when the ball is hard to see

  3. 3

    Player cluster

    Points at the centre of the densest group of players, leaning towards the team you chose to follow.

    Used in scrambles and at set pieces

Two ways to film

Lite and Pro

Both start from a camera on a tall stand at halfway. Lite crops the action out of a wide recording afterwards. Pro physically turns the camera to follow play as it happens.

Panther Track

Lite

  • Just a GoPro and a stand, no extra hardware
  • Records the whole pitch in 4K
  • Software on your PC follows the play and produces a 1080p match video
  • The cheapest way to film every game

Panther Track

Pro

  • Motorised pan and tilt head that turns your camera in real time
  • Works with a GoPro today; phones and other cameras planned
  • Controlled from the app over the rig's own Wi-Fi, with one button and a status light
  • Weatherproofed for Northern Irish winters, with a target of IP54
Render of the Pro rig: a GoPro on a metal pan-tilt bracket driven by two servo motors, wired to a Raspberry Pi 4 on a plate, on a light stand
Early Pro prototype layout. The final head uses a geared design.
Pro head with the weatherproof covers on and off.

Built for clubs

Your footage stays yours

  • No face recognition

    Players are named from shirt numbers and the team sheet, with the coach correcting anything that's wrong.

  • Processed on your own kit

    Footage is handled on the rig and your own computer. No upload needed and no cloud subscription.

  • Priced for club budgets

    We're building Panther Track to cost a fraction of today's AI sports cameras.

Why a panther?

Named for a clubmate

Panther Track started on a hockey pitch in Ulster, built by a goalkeeper who wanted every game on film without asking a parent to stand behind a camera for a whole match.

The name honours a club player who pulled on the keeper's kit when our goalie couldn't play. His son called him the White Panther. A panther stalks its target the same way the camera follows the ball.

Get involved

Want it at your club?

Panther Track is being tested at club matches in Northern Ireland now. If your club would like to film its games, or take part in a pilot, email us and we'll keep you posted.

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Useful to tell us
  • Your club and the sport you play
  • How many teams you'd like to film
  • Whether your pitch has a fence or stand you could set up behind