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

Fujitsu has developed a judging system that can objectively score a routine based on the angles of a gymnast’s joints

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. The organization plans to fully automate scoring by 2020.