ORCA sensor mounted on a barbell

The lab, miniaturised.

Industry-leading velocity accuracy, anywhere you train

Dual 6-Axis IMUs
Lab-grade accuracy
50 Samples/Second
Usable Data
38 g
Weight
What is VBT?

Velocity is the most honest signal in strength training.

Velocity-Based Training (VBT) uses the speed of the bar to prescribe load, regulate effort and quantify intent. Every weight has a characteristic velocity. Measure it, and you know exactly how heavy a session truly is for that athlete, today.

Instead of training off a percentage of a 1RM tested weeks ago, VBT lets you target a velocity zone. The load adjusts to the human. Heavy days stay heavy. Speed days stay fast. Junk volume disappears.

ORCA was built end-to-end around this idea. From the sensor on the bar to the report on the coach's screen.

Why VBT beats %1RM

Four advantages, every session.

Autoregulation

Daily readiness baked in. Velocity targets adjust load on the fly. No more grinding a prescribed weight that your body isn't ready for.

Fatigue management

Stop sets at a velocity-loss threshold. Stay in the intended adaptation zone instead of bleeding into junk volume.

Real-time feedback

Athletes push harder when they see the number. Every rep becomes a measurable attempt to beat the last one.

Objective progress

Track power output, mean velocity and load-velocity profiles. Not just the kilos on the bar.

Six-axis sensing.Real-world biomechanics.

ORCA sensor mounted on a barbell

Tethered VBT tools only measure in one axis. Any unwanted motion corrupts your data. ORCA uses dual 6-axis IMUs to track the true bar path during every rep, measuring real velocity and full range of motion so you never act on falsified numbers.

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True bar path tracking

Side-by-side visualization of a tethered single-axis tool reading a straight line vs. ORCA capturing the actual curved bar path during a squat. Highlighting how off-axis motion falsifies traditional VBT data.

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6-Axis motion capture

Slow-motion clip showing the ORCA sensor tracking real-time 3D bar path during a clean pull. Overlay displays velocity, ROM, and axis-corrected trajectory against a single-axis reference.

The ORCA system

One sensor.Every lift.Every training mode.

Auto-detects sets and reps. Streams velocity, power, and bar path to your phone with zero perceptible latency. Train, test, and coach from the same hardware, with software tuned to the way you work.

See it in motion

The ORCA app, live on the platform.

Velocity, load and power streaming in real time as the rep happens.

App animation
ORCA App | Live Session

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For athletes

ORCA won't limit your progress. We're here to add velocity to it.

The same sensor is powered by the app that meets your needs.

ORCA App
Included
Freewith every sensor

The core training app. Real-time velocity, power, and bar path for every set, on iOS and Android.

  • Live velocity, power & bar path
  • Automatic set & rep detection
  • Set & session history
  • Custom velocity zones
ORCA Pro
Plug-ins
$12/ month · $10/month when bundled with a sensor · only first month billed today

The same app, unlocked. Advanced plug-ins for serious athletes in any sport who want lab-grade analysis on their own bar.

  • Readiness trend analysis from warm-up metrics
  • Advanced modes such as 1RM estimation & load–velocity profiling
  • Session export for easy sharing with your coach
  • Cloud sync to link directly to your coach's ORCA app
For coaches & teams

Equip an entire roster.

ORCA for Teams is dedicated software for coaches, federations, and sport facilities. Manage multiple sensors, attribute them to athletes, and export longitudinal data. Shipped as a bundle of sensors in a custom rugged case. Or individually packaged for every one of your athletes.

Group testing

Run load–velocity profiles for a whole squad in a single session.

Roster dashboards

Track readiness, fatigue, and progress across every athlete.

Data ownership

Full CSV exports and API access for sport-science teams.

Team licence
From $50 / month

Manage multiple sensors and athlete accounts from one coach seat.

Additional coach seats
Scales with your team

Add staff coaches to the same roster. Pricing scales with your squad size. Configure it in the bundle configurator.

Distributors
Upgrade your athletes

Coaches looking to resell ORCA and equip their athletes can apply for distributor access.

In development
ORCA MAX & ORCA Coach MAX

AI-assisted layers on top of the ORCA system. They don't replace a coach. They use multi-axis data and velocity metrics to refine your training, surface recommendations, and analyze form.

Coming soon

Precision tracking

Sub-millisecond capture across the full range of motion.

Real-time feedback

See velocity, power, and intent between every rep.

Auto-regulation

Daily load prescribed from your readiness profile.

Coach-grade analytics

Session intelligence built for high-performance staff.

Trusted by athletes all around the world

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Control your output.
Own your results.

Order direct, or speak with the ORCA performance specialist for your region.