What is the Cybathlon?
CYBATHLON, a non-profit project of ETH Zurich, acts as a platform that challenges teams from all over the world to develop assistive technologies suitable for everyday use with and for people with disabilities. The driving force behind CYBATHLON is international competitions and events, in which teams consisting of technology developers from universities, companies, or NGOs and a person with disabilities tackle various everyday tasks with their latest assistive technologies. The participants with physical disabilities show how to tie shoelaces with a robotic arm prosthesis, balance on rocks with a prosthetic leg or overcome uneven terrain with an exoskeleton.
There are eight disciplines in all. The races are designed to reflect activities encountered in everyday life. This is done to show how well the various technologies are suited to assisting the user in everyday life.
- Arm Prosthesis Race
- Assistance Robot Race
- Vision Assistance Race
- Brain-Computer Interface Race
- Exoskeleton Race
- Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Race
- Leg Prosthesis Race
- Wheelchair Race
To delve deeper into the Cybathlon and explore the NWU Team's Cybathlon Page, click here.
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