Participate in MyoChallenge '24 at NeurIPS 2024 - Innovate with Bionic Limbs!

[Cheryl Wang]

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the MyoChallenge '24, a groundbreaking competition partnered with NeurIPS 2024 designed to push the boundaries of digital twins of humans with bionic limbs using data-driven methods. Winners are to share a pool of $10000 USD! And we are inviting you all to participate!

Competition Details: MyoChallenge '24 involves developing controllers for a physiologically realistic musculoskeletal lower and upper limb with bionic extensions to solve locomotion and manipulation tasks. The challenge consists of two tracks

1. Manipulation Task: To develop a general manipulation policy of myoHand and MPL that is capable of interacting with common household objects: jelly box.
2. Locomotion Task: To develop a general gait policy that is capable of coordinating with a prosthetic and traversing over different terrain types.

The challenge just started in Sep 2024, and we encourage early registration to secure your spot.

How to Register Your Team: To register, please visit the EvalAI page: https://eval.ai/web/challenges/chall.../2373/overview
Important Dates (all times are UTC-12h, aka “Anywhere on Earth”):

• Challenge Start: 9/23/2024
• Final Submission: 11/17/2024

You can also follow the tutorial here to get started on registering a team and submitting a solution:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/11vRvWMWykNrd_5ViJVGdLXz2pnbc5QEs?usp=sharing

Resources and Support: We provide extensive resources and support to all participants, including access to tutorials and forums where you can connect with other competitors and experts.

• An all-in-one comprehensive guide by Tatsuki Tsujimoto:
• Tutorials on Getting Start with the Challenge & Baselines
• An Overview of MyoChallenge and its Tasks (from Guest Talk at JHU)
• A discussion forum for all your questions and concerns.
• An advocacy website for more resources.
• Google Cloud Credits for computing (request to myosuite@gmail.com with your EvalAI Team name).

Prizes and Recognition: Outstanding performances will be recognized with awards and prizes. This includes best solutions in both tracks, student awards, etc. For more details on the awards, please check our website. You will also gain the chance to be part of the NeurIPS 2025 Benchmark & Dataset Author. We look forward to seeing the innovative solutions your team brings to the MyoChallenge '24. For any inquiries, feel free to contact us at myosuite@gmail.com

Please also join our slack channel to follow up with the latest information: https://join.slack.com/t/myosuite/sh...2JlPRoefUVxNPA

Let the challenge begin!