Light Lace Technology & Injury Prevention w/ NFL First & Future Competition Winner, Ilayda Samilgil
Ilayda Samilgil grew up in Istanbul, Turkey and is a graduate of Cornell University’s mechanical engineering program. She is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Organic Robotics Corporation and the mastermind behind the Award-Winning Light Lace Technology, which aims to prevent injuries in athletes and also has the potential to aid in injury rehabilitation (Demo at the bottom of the post). Leading up to this year’s Super Bowl with Tom Brady’s Buccaneers and Patrick Mahome’s Chiefs, Ilayda and her team won the NFL’s 1st and Future Competition (Full NFL Network segment of competition in link).
Organic Robotics Corporation beat out Genesis Helmets, Inc., Nix, Inc. and GO² Devices / PEEP Performance, LLC for the top spot.
Below you will find more talking points of this interview:
How can Light Lace assist in helping athletes avoid injuries.
How movement, muscle fatigue and respiration affect an athlete’s vulnerability to injury.
The role athletic trainers/team medical staff will play in using this technology.
Light Lace being used in training and competition or both.
How athletes and a team’s medical support staff can make decisions based on the information gained from Light Lace.
Opportunities for Light Lace to be used in injury recovery.
How the idea for Light Lace evolved and what is on the horizon.
Winning the NFL’s 1st and Future Competition after not being selected at all in the year prior.
Challenges in starting your own company and advice for athletes looking to start their own company or turn an idea into reality.
