CYBATHLON, championship for robot-assisted parathletes, Zurich, Switzerland

[Administrator]

Cybathlon 2016: highlights

Published on Oct 14, 2016

Enjoy impressions of the world’s first Cybathlon 2016 in Switzerland. Organised by ETH Zurich.

 

[Administrator]

The first Cybathlon pushed the limits of bionic technology

Published on Oct 20, 2016

Superhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Episode 5

 

[Administrator]

TeamBruBotics Cybathlon Aftermovie

Published on Oct 25, 2016

The 2016 Cybathlon: what an adventure it has been for #TeamBruBotics! A behind the scenes look of what happened on 8 October 2016 in Zurich...

 

[Administrator]

Cybathlon 2016 - Inside the competition

Published on Dec 2, 2016

Cybathlon provides a platform for the development of novel assistive technologies that are useful for daily life. Through the organisation of the Cybathlon we want to remove barriers between people with disabilities, the public and technology developers.

 

[Administrator]

Published on Dec 20, 2016

The Cybathlon’s functional electrical stimulation (FES) bike race requires the human body and cutting-edge technology to work in tandem. During the race, implanted electrodes sent pulses of electricity into the nerves of bikers' legs to control muscles. With the right pattern of electrical pulses, paralyzed legs pushed on the bike pedals for the gold.

Electrodes jolt paralyzed legs into action in bike race at the the cyborg olympics

"The Cyborg Olympics: In Bike Race, Electrodes Jolt Paralyzed Legs Into Action"

by Eliza Strickland
October 14, 2016

 

[Administrator]

Video game racing with your brain

Published on Dec 20, 2016

The Brain-Computer Interface Race at Cybathlon 2016: In the “BrainRunners” game, developed specifically for the Cybathlon’s BCI event, the pilots used three different mental commands to hurry their avatars down the track.

"At the World's First Cybathlon, Proud Cyborg Athletes Raced for the Gold"

by Eliza Strickland
October 12, 2016

 

[Administrator]

Exoskeleton racing in at Cybathlon 2016

Published on Dec 20, 2016

In this race, cyborg competitors strapped themselves into their robotic suits and took off.

 

[Administrator]

CYBATHLON Wheelchair Series in Japan

Streamed live May 4, 2019

LIVE from the Culttz Kawasaki in Japan – join us for the first CYBATHLON Series in the discipline “Powered Wheelchair Race”. Teams from Japan, Hong Kong, Russia and Switzerland will compete on the new obstacle courses. More about the Series organised by the CYBATHLON Wheelchair Series Japan Organizing Committee and supported by the Swiss Embassy can be found on our website.

 

[Administrator]

Official trailer: get ready for CYBATHLON September 2020

Mar 12, 2020

The CYBATHLON is a competition that consciously focuses on everyday tasks. We’re also building the bridge between everyday life and competition with our trailer “CYBATHLON returns in 2020”.
A big thanks to the following teams, pilots and athletes for their support (in order of appearance):
Elena Kratter, PluSport athlete and CYBATHLON test pilot
Team IHMC (Florida, USA) with pilot Mark Daniel
Team SoftHand Pro (Genova and Pisa, Italy) with Maria Rosanna Fossati
Team SwissLimbs (Sementina, Switzerland) – footage from production in Uganda
All teams, who participated in CYBATHLON 2016
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) for developing BrainRunners, the BCI Race of the CYBATHLON 2016 in cooperation of ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Team Scewo AG (Winterthur, Switzerland) with test pilot Basil Dias

NEXT CYBATHLON 19–20 September 2020 at the SWISS ARENA in Kloten near ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

 

[Administrator]

"Inside Cybathlon, with Anni Kern"

interview by Kate Zhou
February 16, 2021

 

[Administrator]

Announcement CYBATHLON 2024

Nov 2, 2021

ETH Zurich’s unique non-profit project continues! From 25 to 27 October 2024, the third edition of the CYBATHLON will take place in a global format. To the original six disciplines, two more are added: a race using smart visual assistive technologies and a race using assistive robots. As a platform, CYBATHLON challenges teams from around the world to develop everyday assistive technologies for, and in collaboration with, people with disabilities.

 

[Administrator]

CYBATHLON Challenges 2023 - Competition Highlights

Apr 20, 2023

The CYBATHLON Challenges took place on 29 March 2023. There were 15 teams participating in 5 different disciplines. The teams brought incredible advances in assistive technology to the competition.