Cybathlon

A look back at Cybathlon 2016

NCCR Robotics 27 Dec 2016

On 8 October 2016, the world's first Cybathlon took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The event, organised by ETH Zurich with NCCR Robotics as presenting sponsor, offered the opportunity for people with d...

Powered arm prosthesis race at Cybathlon

NCCR Robotics 07 Oct 2016

This week, the world’s first Cybathlon will take place in Zurich, Switzerland and today we present to you the second of the NCCR Robotics teams to be taking part in the competition, LeMano. The Cyba...

Virtual race: Competing in Brain Computer Interface at Cybathlon

NCCR Robotics 05 Oct 2016

This week the world’s first Cybathlon will take place in Zurich, Switzerland. Cybathlon is the brainchild of NCCR Robotics co-director and ETH Zurich professor Robert Riener, and is designed to faci...

Meet the pilots preparing for Cybathlon: Claudia Breidbach

NCCR Robotics 08 Sep 2016

Claudia Breidbach is pilot with Touch Bionics in the Powered Arm Prosthesis Race. When Claudia isn't preparing for the Cybathlon, she can be found competing with her skydiving team, KARMA....

Tickets for Cybathlon now on sale

NCCR Robotics 11 Mar 2016

On Saturday, 8 October 2016 ETH Zurich is organising the very first Cybathlon at the SWISS Arena in Kloten, Switzerland. Individuals with physical disabilities will compete side by side in six deman...

New video shows bionic athletes rehearsing for upcoming Cybathlon competition

NCCR Robotics 19 Nov 2015

In 21 countries across the globe, hundreds of people are preparing for Cybathlon 2016, where cutting edge robotic assistive technologies will help people with disabilities to compete in a series of ra...

Bionic athletes compete in disciplines drawn from everyday life

ETH Zurich 21 May 2015

By: Vanessa Bleich Next year's Cybathlon will host people with physical disabilities equipped with advanced assistive devices including robotic technologies. The goal of this unique competition is to...

Control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics

NCCR Robotics 04 Feb 2015

Much has been made of the numerous advances in robotic prosthetics and orthotics (P/O) over recent years, and the question of how to control these devices so that they work in accordance with the inte...

Registration now open for Cybathlon 2016

NCCR Robotics 09 Oct 2014

Full registration for the Cybathlon, a sporting event for disabled athletes using robotic assistive technologies is now open. The event will take place in Zurich, Switzerland on 8th October 2016....

Introducing the Cybathlon

NCCR Robotics 24 Mar 2014

As we have been enjoying amazing scenes from Sochi, Russia where disabled athletes have been completing in the winter Paralympics, researchers in Switzerland have been considering a new route for athl...