Fujitsu Plans to Support Professional Judges With Lidar and AI at Gymnastics Meets

Perhaps more than any other sport, gymnastics is both an art and a science. As an athlete executes their carefully-rehearsed flips and leaps, judges look to award or deduct points based on the precise position of the gymnast's body. To ensure a fair competition, organizers typically rely on highly trained human eyes. Now, an international gymnastics association has agreed to incorporate lidar-based technology developed by Fujitsu into future competitions to help judges assess performances. Gymnastics' rigorous scoring rules require judges to closely evaluate the angles of gymnasts' joints, such as their knees and elbows, as athletes move through their routines.