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| − | '''CYBATHLON 2016''' took place on October 8th in the SWISS Arena, Kloten, Switzerland (near Zurich). | + | [[File:Cybathlon Concepts & Goals.png|thumb|right|Cybathlon Concepts & Goals]] |
| + | '''CYBATHLON 2016''' took place on October 8th in the SWISS Arena, Kloten, Switzerland (near Zurich). The CYBATHLON is a unique championship in which people with physical disabilities compete against each other to complete everyday tasks using state-of-the-art technical assistance systems. Robert Riener, head of the professorship for sensory motor systems,[https://www.ethz.ch/de.html ETH Zurich], is credited with initiating the event in 2013.<ref>http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch/about-cybathlon.html</ref> | ||
| + | == Results from CYBATHLON 2016 == | ||
| − | + | <blockquote> | |
| − | + | There were 66 teams competing in front of an audience of 4600 and with the assistance of 700 staff and volunteers. | |
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| − | + | * Brain-computer interface race: Numa Poujouly - Team Brain Tweakers (Switzerland) | |
| − | + | * Functional electrical stimulation bike race: Mark Muhn - Team Cleveland (US) | |
| − | + | * Powered arm prosthesis race: Robert (Bob) Radocy - Team Dipo Power (Netherlands) | |
| − | + | * Powered exoskeleton race: Andre Van Ruschen - Team ReWalk (Germany) | |
| + | * Powered leg prosthesis race: Helgi Sveinsson - Team Rheo Knee (Iceland) | ||
| + | * Powered wheelchair race: Florian Hauser - Team HSR Enhanced (Switzerland) | ||
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| + | ::- CYBATHLON ETH Zurich Official Website<ref>http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch/about-cybathlon/cybathlon-2016/results-2016.html</ref></blockquote> | ||
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| + | == CYBATHLON 2020 == | ||
| + | '''CYBATHLON 2020''' took place on May 2-3, 2020. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [https://https://www.ethz.ch/de.html Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich] | ||
| + | * [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cybathletes-will-be-better Wired Article January 2016] | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | [[Category:Events]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:22, 1 December 2020
CYBATHLON 2016 took place on October 8th in the SWISS Arena, Kloten, Switzerland (near Zurich). The CYBATHLON is a unique championship in which people with physical disabilities compete against each other to complete everyday tasks using state-of-the-art technical assistance systems. Robert Riener, head of the professorship for sensory motor systems,ETH Zurich, is credited with initiating the event in 2013.[1]
Results from CYBATHLON 2016
There were 66 teams competing in front of an audience of 4600 and with the assistance of 700 staff and volunteers.
- Brain-computer interface race: Numa Poujouly - Team Brain Tweakers (Switzerland)
- Functional electrical stimulation bike race: Mark Muhn - Team Cleveland (US)
- Powered arm prosthesis race: Robert (Bob) Radocy - Team Dipo Power (Netherlands)
- Powered exoskeleton race: Andre Van Ruschen - Team ReWalk (Germany)
- Powered leg prosthesis race: Helgi Sveinsson - Team Rheo Knee (Iceland)
- Powered wheelchair race: Florian Hauser - Team HSR Enhanced (Switzerland)
- - CYBATHLON ETH Zurich Official Website[2]
CYBATHLON 2020
CYBATHLON 2020 took place on May 2-3, 2020.