Taiwan surpasses the number of medals in the international invention competition

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Taipei, October 3 (CNA) Taiwan dominated the medal table in a global invention competition last week, finishing with a total tally of 45, the country’s invention company said Sunday.

At the annual International Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies on September 27, Taiwan won 31 gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals, with inventions ranging from sports applications to healthcare devices, the company said.

Although Taiwan earned fewer medals than last year, when it won 50, it increased the number of gold medals from 29 to 31 and ranked at the top of the overall ranking with 45, according to the Chinese Innovation and Invention Society ( CIIS) of Taiwan.

One of Taiwan’s award-winning innovative inventions was a health device jointly developed by Matthew Ma (), deputy superintendent of National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, according to CIIS.

The non-contact sensing device monitors a person’s heart rate and respiration via a camera, and the sensors relay the data to an artificial intelligence center for analysis of the patient’s condition, CIIS said.

Another major participation in the virtual competition in Crimea was a sports training device invented by a university team, led by former Taiwanese basketball player Hsu Chih-chao (), who was once the nation’s best mid-range shooter. in the Super Basketball League.

The device is so versatile that it can be used in a wide range of sports, serving as a warm-up machine for track and field athletes or as a training device for weightlifters, for example, said Hsu, who now teaches at Hungkuo Delin University. of Technology.

The annual competition of the International Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies usually attracts competitors from around the world and typically lasts several days, with the proposals displayed in the exhibition centers, according to the CIIS.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this year’s event was held for virtually a day in Sevastopol, Crimea, the CIIS said.

(by Phoenix Hsu and James Lo)

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