Publicado el 14/04/2014
CYBATHLON
The Championship for Robot-Assisted Parathletes, Zurich, 8 October 2016
http://www.cybathlon.com
The Cybathlon is a championship for racing pilots with disabilities (i.e. parathletes) who are using advanced assistive devices including robotic technologies. The competitions are comprised by different disciplines that apply the most modern powered knee prostheses, wearable arm prostheses, powered exoskeletons, powered wheelchairs, electrically stimulated muscles and novel brain-computer interfaces. The assistive devices can include commercially available products provided by companies, but also prototypes developed by research labs. There will be two medals for each competition, one for the pilot, who is driving the device, and one for the provider of the device. The event is organized on behalf of the Swiss National Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR Robotics). Find more on http://www.cybathlon.com
The main objectives of the Cybathlon are 1) to promote the development of novel assistive systems and reinforce the scientific exchange, 2) to improve the public awareness about the challenges and opportunities of assistive technologies, and 3)
to enable pilots with disabilities to compete in races, making this a unique event.
Trailer made by Lukas V. Riener, CH
Film credits and thanks go to BBC, Beau Vernon, CBS Interactive Ltd. (CNET UK), D’Arc. Studio Associates Architects, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Touradj Ebrahimi & Christine Gabriel), Electronic Arts Games UK (EA UK), Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC, Peter Neuhaus), Google Earth (Digital Globe Inc.), Discovery’s Investor, Liga TV (Sky AG/GameLiveZone), International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) & Kennedy Krieger Institute, killerwal.com (Philip Klever), Lockheed Martin Corp. (Jennifer Allen & Samantha Kupersmith), Michael Goldfarb (Vanderbilt University), MobilityCube.de, Sagaworld Electronics Inc., Speedwing World Network Services (SWNS), Össur Reykjavik Iceland (Edda Heidrun Geirsdottir), Technology and Production Center Switzerland AG (TPC, Dani Richiger & Maurizio Tondolo), Tim Schweizer, .
Music credits go to Zack Hemsey. Cuttings were taken with authorization from Zack Hemsey’s “Mind Heist: No Turning Back”. Authorization is valid for a term of 6 months, till 15 September 2014. Any use of this music, or distribution of the material embodying this music, that is not expressly authorized hereunder shall require an additional and separate license permitting use to that end.
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