In the run-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, engineering and design students from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art in London recently unveiled a selection of exciting prototypes that offer a glimpse of what the future of paralympic sports might look like. The devices were developed in the context of the Sports Innovation Challenge, funded by Rio Tinto, which is providing the precious metals for the 4,200 gold, silver and bronze medals awarded at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and with the support of Ottobock, a leading prosthetics manufacturer. Ottobock is the official prosthetic, orthotic and wheelchair technical service provider of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The Challenge is part of a five-year program that seeks to harness the creativity of leading engineering and design students to make sports more accessible to those with disabilities and to offer students experience in managing real-life projects. WIPO Magazine takes a closer look at some of the potentially game-changing innovations the students came up with.
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