Engineering/Technology 67 teams from 24 countries at the ETH Zurich Cybathlon in Kloten ZH
The third edition of the ETH Zurich Cybathlon took place in the Swiss Arena in Kloten.
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Assistance technologies are tested for their suitability for everyday use in eight different disciplines.
Image: Keystone
67 teams from 24 countries took part.
Image: Keystone
6000 spectators were there live on site.
Image: Keystone
The Cybathlon is expected to take place in Asia in four years' time.
Image: Keystone
The third edition of the ETH Zurich Cybathlon took place in the Swiss Arena in Kloten.
Image: Keystone
Assistance technologies are tested for their suitability for everyday use in eight different disciplines.
Image: Keystone
67 teams from 24 countries took part.
Image: Keystone
6000 spectators were there live on site.
Image: Keystone
The Cybathlon is expected to take place in Asia in four years' time.
Image: Keystone
67 teams from 24 countries took part in the ETH Zurich Cybathlon this weekend. The competition puts everyday assistance technologies for people with disabilities to the test.
The third edition of the Cybathlon took place in the Swiss Arena in Kloten ZH and in seven local hubs around the world, as announced by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich on Sunday. The hubs were located in Canada, Hungary, Korea, Thailand, South Africa and the USA. 6,000 spectators attended the event in Kloten and 15,500 people followed the competitions virtually.
Switzerland entered nine teams in the Cybathlon, four of which were from ETH Zurich. Other teams traveled from Europe, Asia and Africa, and ten teams joined in from the hubs. Eight disciplines were held to find the best interaction between humans and technology.
There were virtual races with thought control, bicycle races with electrical muscle stimulation or courses with prosthetic arms, prosthetic legs, robotic exoskeletons or motorized wheelchairs, as the ETH wrote. For the first time, a course for visual assistance technologies and an assistance robot race took place.
The Cybathlon is expected to take place in Asia in 2028.
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