Smart wheelchair beats barriers
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     The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology developed a smart electric wheelchair to compete in Cybathlon, the world's first bionic Olympics, held in Zurich last October.
 
     Carol Ng piloted the wheelchair and won a silver medal.
 
     News.gov.hk interviewed Ms Ng and the wheelchair's inventors to see how their achievement can benefit the disabled.
 
     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (April 30) in a text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, April 30, 2017
Issued at HKT 9:55

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