Auburn Football is keeping the Seeker in the fold for the long haul.
The program has extended its subscription with Monarc for the robotic quarterback, locking it in for multiple years after seeing what it has done for player development. The Seeker, which Monarc developed and produced, is billed as the world’s first robotic quarterback, and Auburn has made it a bigger part of how the team works week to week.
Built to deliver endless game-like passes, punts and kicks, the machine gives Auburn unlimited practice chances across offense, defense and special teams. It was designed to meet players’ demand for high-volume reps, and it can send footballs to receivers without needing someone to keep feeding it continuously.
Auburn Football General Manager Andrew Warsaw said, “The Monarch Seeker is versatile, effective, and our athletes love training on it - it’s a big part of how Auburn football prepares every week,” Auburn Football General Manager Andrew Warsaw said. “The Seeker is Elite in every way.”
The technology also lets coaches track athletes’ spots on the field and place the ball at a specific speed, in a specific location and even to a specific spot on the player’s body. For punt and kickoff work, the speed can be adjusted all the way up to 75 mph.
It also comes with a touchscreen interface and a six-ball magazine, allowing it to throw, punt or kick up to six balls in 12 seconds. That kind of pace cuts down on wasted reps and pushes practice efficiency way up.
“We have been impressed with everything it can do for players,” Warsaw said. “We can control placement, trajectory and distance to create the exact reps our players need, and every position group has found a way to use it.”
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