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Gait Analysis from Phone Video

Measure walking or running form from a smartphone video.

Advanced24h2–3 people16/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Gait Analysis from Phone Video for physiotherapists and runners in ~24h with 2–3 people. Stack: MediaPipe + Python + Charts.

Why it wins: Advanced vision with measurable output.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Gait labs are expensive and inaccessible.
02 · Solution
Track body landmarks frame by frame, compute cadence, stride symmetry and joint angles and compare sessions.
03 · Build
  1. 1Process video frames
  2. 2Detect steps
  3. 3Compute metrics
  4. 4Chart sessions
04 · Demo
Record a walk on stage and show symmetry metrics.

MVP checklist

  • Landmark tracking
  • Cadence
  • Symmetry metrics
  • Session compare

Tech stack

TechRole
MediaPipePose / hand tracking
PythonBackend / scripting
ChartsData visualisation

Reference repos

Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.

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