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Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Living Assistance Robot Contest took place in June, 2024

Results from the 2024 Global Innovation Challenge Living Assistance

Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Living Assistance Robot Contest was held in Tsukuba City, Japan, on June 29 and 30, 2024. Two teams, Team WPAL (Japan) and FREE Bionics Japan (Taiwan), entered the contest. Team WPAL participated in tasks 1 through 4, and FREE Bionics Japan participated in tasks 1 through 6.

Team WPAL - Japan Left and Team FREE Bionics Japan - Taiwan - Right
Left: Team WPAL (Japan) Right: FREE Bionics Japan (Taiwan)

Results:

Team WPAL succeeded to complete tasks 2 and 3 and won 100,000 USD cash prizes in total. FREE Bionics Japan did not achieve the tasks. Although, the judges provided the Special Jury Prize to FREE Bionics Japan regarding their robot’s potential for future developments as they were the first team to attempt the ascending and descending of a 20cm step in task 5, Package Receiving. Please visit our website for further details on the contest results.

Team WPAL

 

Team WPAL Mobility Challenge 2024 Results clean


FREE Bionics Japan

FREE Bionics Japan Mobility Challenge 2024 Results Clean


Global Innovation Challenge 2025 is coming up! Schedules and guidelines will be announced sequentially on the website: https://global-innovation-challenge.com/en/. You can also find more videos, information about the teams, and the structure of this and previous competitions on the website.

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