Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established an innovation centre on Tuesday that will use artificial intelligence technology to help the city pick those with the potential to be elite athletes in various sports and monitor their recovery from sports injuries.
According to a report by China Daily, the Global Sports and Wellness Innovation Centre intends to implement AI-driven automatic analysis of retinal images within the realm of sports.
The technology, developed by the university in 2015, can provide insights into abilities related to cognition, concentration, physical strength, speed, agility, reaction time, balance and coordination.
The indicators can be factored into predictions of an athlete’s performance in various sports and during competitions, and can also be used to assess minor injuries from concussions during contact sports.
The centre also plans to use AI technology to monitor athletes’ recovery from sports injuries, with a view to early intervention and the formulation
of recovery plans.
The centre was established with cooperation from enterprises and academic institutions in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
The enterprises are AquaBloom International Sports Technology Group, Innovax Holding Ltd, responsible for sourcing capital and resources for the centre’s projects, and Funeng Intelligent Manufacturing (Beijing) Technology Service Co Ltd, which is responsible for producing a one-stop manufacturing service – including the production of equipment for taking retinal images.
Carlos Law, Funeng’s deputy general manager, said mass production of the equipment could be realised this year with sufficient funding.
Benny Zee Chung-ying, Director of the Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics at the university’s Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, said, ‘The innovation centre, an embodiment of industry-university research collaboration, will help Hong Kong’s sports sector to identify elite athletes and bring out their potential while promoting the dev
elopment of sports-related technology.’
Source: Emirates News Agency
