Awarded by: Cybathlon
An HKUST team put in an outstanding performance at the world´s first Cybathlon, in which universities and companies around the world competed in six different races to demonstrate how technology can assist people with disabilities in their daily life.
More than 70 teams competed at the event in Switzerland and the HKUST team earned the global No. 2 spot and Asia No. 1 in the Powered Wheelchair Race.
The team included Global Business (GBUS) student Rachel Cheng, who teamed up with six mechanical and aerospace engineering students to design and build a powered wheelchair in just eight months.
“My best take-away from this project is learning the power of team work and the meaningful contribution we can make to remove barriers for people with disabilities,” Cheng said.
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