Fortississimo

"We stand for friendship, fusion and future. As a team, we want to raise awareness for assistive technologies among people with and without disabilities and we want to stimulate the discussion between society and those responsible for technology," says Professor Yutaka Tomita, who has been researching rehabilitation technology for over 20 years.

The Japanese team Fortississimo of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Keio University is new to the CYBATHLON. “Our motorized crawler wheelchair is designed for rough terrain and less for everyday life in urban environments. Instead, it enables paraplegics to go hiking or to climb long, uneven stairs, which are common in Japanese temples”, states Professor Tomita. He is leading the team together with Genya Ishigami and with their wheelchair they want to overcome social barriers, which unfortunately still exist.