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Ultiracer: The Smart Indoor Bike That Trains Cognitive Performance and Fitness Together
RealDesignTech NewsSeptember 18, 2025

Ultiracer: The Smart Indoor Bike That Trains Cognitive Performance and Fitness Together

When most people picture an exercise bike, they imagine a static machine and a screen counting calories. Ultiracer, the smart indoor cycling system developed by RealDesignTech, was designed to…

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Low-angle view of an older man in a plaid shirt and padded vest riding the Ultiracer bike and talking with a staff member standing beside him.
RealDesignTech NewsSeptember 6, 2025

Ultiracer: Strengthening Body and Brain Through Indoor Cycling

At RealDesignTech, we are driven by a clear vision: to become the world's number one neuro healthcare company. As highlighted in recent coverage, our indoor cycling based neuro healthcare device,…

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RealDesignTech Raises Pre-Series A to Accelerate Its Global Digital Healthcare Push
RealDesignTech NewsJune 16, 2025

RealDesignTech Raises Pre-Series A to Accelerate Its Global Digital Healthcare Push

RealDesignTech has secured Pre Series A investment from Magna Investment and Sangsang E Biz. The round was completed through Magna Investment's impact fund and Sangsang E Biz's sports…

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A rider pedals a road bike mounted on Ultiracer in front of a screen showing a virtual course at SPORTS60&SMART in Ario Washinomiya, Kuki City
RealDesignTech NewsMarch 28, 2025

Ultiracer Joins a Community Exercise Program for Older Adults in Kuki, Japan

From January to March 2025, Ultiracer was one of the digital exercise devices in a supervised frailty-prevention program for 39 older adults in Kuki City, run with Air Digital and Hazama Ando.

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RealDesignTech Signs Joint Research MOU with Korea University Ansan Hospital on Digital Health
RealDesignTech NewsDecember 18, 2024

RealDesignTech Signs Joint Research MOU with Korea University Ansan Hospital on Digital Health

RealDesignTech has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea University Ansan Hospital for academic exchange and joint research.

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Chart: top 10 screen-sports patent applicants at the IP5 offices, 2017–2021: SG Golf 124, Golfzon 113, Trackman 86, Real Baseball Zone 31, RealDesignTech 30 (2.8%, 5th), X-Golf 17. RealDesignTech is the only one focused on cycling.
RealDesignTech NewsMarch 4, 2024

RealDesignTech Named Among the World's Top 10 Screen-Sports Patent Applicants

A KIPO analysis of screen-sports patents filed at the world's five largest patent offices ranks RealDesignTech 5th for 2017–2021 and 10th over 20 years, the only cycling company in either top 10.

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Ultiracer NEO: a white bicycle held by a central frame support on a roller platform, facing a display stand showing a virtual city course
RealDesignTech NewsFebruary 15, 2024

Ultiracer NEO Named a CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree in Digital Health

Our third-generation cycling simulator, Ultiracer NEO, was recognized as a CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Digital Health category.

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Four older adults seen from behind, each riding a bicycle mounted on an Ultiracer platform in a bright test room
ResearchDecember 26, 2023

Five Days on Ultiracer: What a Kyung Hee University Validation Study Found in Older Adults

In a 2023 validation study run by Kyung Hee University, ten adults aged 63 to 78 rode Ultiracer for five sessions. Self-rated health rose, depression scores and technology stress fell, and stability was rated 4.6 out of 5.

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A black bicycle held by a central ULTIRACER frame support on a white roller platform, shown by Air Digital in Japan
RealDesignTech NewsSeptember 25, 2023

Ultiracer at Saitama's Sainokuni Fureai Pick: Hands-On Rides at a Para-Sports Festival

Air Digital, which presents Ultiracer in Japan, offered hands-on rides at the 2023 Sainokuni Fureai Pick Autumn Tournament, one of Saitama's largest para-sports events.

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