OpenSim 4.6 Release, Webinar on Biomarker Discovery via Large Scale Biomechanics, and more
OpenSim 4.6 beta has been released! We are pleased to announce the beta release of OpenSim 4.6. The new release includes: * A brand new visualizer with improved visualization quality and media creation tools * Several updates to the OpenSim API and Moco * New Python packaging options We encourage you to download the beta and provide feedback<https://forms.gle/JVgxJAHErqePPspn6>. Learn more<https://opensimconfluence.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OpenSim/pages/1274118147/Whats+New+in+OpenSim+4.6> | Download the Beta<https://simtk.org/frs/?group_id=91> Webinar on Using OpenCap for Large Scale Biomechanics Studies June 24, 2026, 9:00 PT We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinar with Parker Ruth from Stanford University entitled “Accelerating Biomarker Discovery through Large-Scale Motion Capture Using OpenCap” Mr. Ruth and colleagues from the Stanford Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab have used the smartphone video-based tool OpenCap to conduct large-scale human movement data collection events to develop more quantitative and sensitive outcome measures for neuromuscular diseases. The protocols they developed have allowed them to record a battery of nine activities from up to 100 participants in a single weekend. In this two-part webinar, Mr. Ruth will share findings from the studies and present best practices for planning large-scale data collection events with OpenCap like his. This event will be hosted jointly by the Mobilize<http://mobilize.stanford.edu/> and FAIR<http://faircenter.stanford.edu/> Centers on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. Learn more and register<https://faircenter.stanford.edu/2026/05/08/webinar-accelerating-biomarker-discovery-through-large-scale-motion-capture-using-opencap/> | Read the paper<https://ai.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/AIoa2401137> Learn about OpenCap, AddBiomechanics, and AI Models at GCMAS and WCB Conferences The FAIR<http://faircenter.stanford.edu/> and Mobilize<http://mobilize.stanford.edu/> Center team is leading two upcoming conference workshops focused on OpenCap<http://opencap.ai/> (software for measuring human movement using smartphone videos), AddBiomechanics<http://addbiomechanics.org/> (cloud-based software for computing inverse kinematics and dynamics from marker-based motion capture data), and AI tools. Join us to learn how to utilize these tools for your research. OpenCap and AddBiomechanics: Tools for Large-Scale and Accessible Biomechanics Highlighted Tools: OpenCap, AddBiomechanics June 9-13, 2026 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Annual Conference<https://na.eventscloud.com/website/87479/home/> Phoenix, Arizona Accelerating the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Human Motion: Hands-on Tutorial and Discussion Highlighted Tools: OpenCap, AddBiomechanics, AI tools July 11-16, 2026 World Congress of Biomechanics<https://wcb2026.com/> Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Co-Designing Event for the Future of Health and Athlete Technology Stanford's Co-Design for Health and Technology (CHAT) workshop brought together 80+ students, engineers, clinicians, and individuals with lived experiences to co-design assistive technology solutions in a single day. From smart rowing gloves to prosthetic adaptations, teams built working prototypes alongside the people who would actually use them. Explore the prototypes and read the news release<https://faircenter.stanford.edu/2026/05/11/prototype-in-a-day-co-designing-the-future-of-health-and-athlete-technology/> — OpenSim, OpenCap, AddBiomechanics, and related AI tools are supported by the Mobilize Center<https://mobilize.stanford.edu/>, an NIH Biomedical Technology Resource Center (grant P41 EB027060); the FAIR Center<http://faircenter.stanford.edu/>, an NIH-funded Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Network Center (grant P50 HD118632); and the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance <https://humanperformancealliance.org/> through the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. No longer want to receive these emails? Go to the OpenSim mailing list page<https://simtk.org/mail/index.php?group_id=91> and click “unsubscribe” from the opensim-announcement mailing list. You will need to log in, if you haven’t already done so.
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Matthew Petrucci