Case Study: Tempo achieves scalable AI-powered fitness engagement with Aerolab

Tempo drops hardware costs by 90% with Aerolab

Tempo, a fitness startup, partnered with Aerolab to design a product capable of capturing the $11B weight-training market. Their challenge was to create an engaging and safe at-home fitness system that provided fast form feedback to prevent injury and, crucially, a UI that would keep users motivated to return for workouts long-term, overcoming the common drop-off in engagement fitness products face.

Aerolab designed a comprehensive solution featuring in-app achievements, social leaderboards, and a scalable UI system with over 1,200 components. They later adapted this same high-end experience from the large hardware system to a more accessible smartphone-based product. This work helped Tempo secure $300M in funding, launch the successful Tempo Move product, and become a top competitor, with Aerolab's design significantly increasing user engagement and workout duration.

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