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It looks more like it belongs in a science fiction film than on a football team’s training
facility, but the so-called Footbonaut is allowing Borussia Dortmund to get one step
ahead of their rivals through the use of cutting edge technology.
Footbonaut is a four-sided, ball feeding machine erected on a 14-metre square grid, providing
non-stop footballs to a receiving player.
With a total of 64 targets to aim at in a 360-degree environment, Borussia Dortmund
are the first professional club to use the Footbonaut, with players enjoying the novel
addition to training.
"The facility is great. And just the repetition of the ball you get and the technique and
help your technique and your vision and opening up and looking for the target."
Footbonaut has been in full use at Dortmund since March, and has also been used for rehabilitation
training for injured first team and youth team players.