KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan football team has added a new weapon to its training arsenal, the Monarc Seeker.

The Seeker is the world's first robotic quarterback, kicker and punter. Thanks to the Seeker, the Broncos will be able to train alone and receive a plethora of extra game-like repetitions throughout the entire year.

"The Monarc Seeker has been a great tool that our team has used to gain a competitive advantage," said WMU head coach Lance Taylor. "We believe this is going to give our guys the resources to be better in all three phases: offense, defense and special teams."

The Broncos are the first program in the Mid-American Conference to add the Seeker, the only program in the state of Michigan and the second program in the Group of Five.

"We're incredibly excited about this partnership and we're looking forward to seeing Coach Lance Taylor lead the way in the Midwestern Athletic Conference. It's a pleasure to work with such an innovative staff and motivated student-athletes. We're grateful to be a part of the culture of excellence being fostered by WMU Football," said Bhargav Maganti, Monarc's Co-Founder and Co-CEO.

The Seeker has the capability to track student-athletes' position on the field and throw balls at a specific speed, location on the field and body location. Balls launched by the Seeker can reach up to 75 miles per hour and also includes a touchscreen interface and six-ball magazine. The Seeker can throw, punt or kick up to six balls in the span of 12 seconds with pinpoint accuracy, which can eliminate wasted reps and increase practice efficiency.