Assistive Technology Records

With the aim to further stimulate the development of assistive technologies that are tailored to the needs of the end-users with respect to activities of daily living, a new race format has been established to challenge developers of assistive devices and their end-users, its pilots. This format is called “Assistive Technology Records”, or short: “AT Records”

In several disciplines different kinds of single tasks will be performed in so-called “Events”, organized by teams from all over the world, with their pilots at their local facilities at any time. The teams are invited to let their pilots perform a race trying to beat an existing record in a specific event of a discipline. The races can be performed with minimum effort and simple material which is available at every location. Results of the trials can be published even if the pilots are not beating a record. The resulting score including the respective footage that proves the performance of the pilot shall be submitted for approval by the AT Records Jury prior to publication on this AT Records platform.

Teams and pilots must submit written consent to ensure that they are following the rules and perform a fair race. An independent referee must be engaged to score the race and submit the results. Teams are responsible for keeping the highest standard for the safety of their pilots, team members, referees, spotters, and other people involved.