On 8th October 2016, the world’s first Cybathlon took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The Cybathlon is a competition for people with disabilities using robotic assistive aids to complete tasks… Read more
Human Robot Interaction
Have you ever dreamed of flying? The Symbiotic Drone Activity is a project that aims to give you the sensation of flying while controlling a real drone. The goal of… Read more
W.A. de Vigier Prize for NCCR Robotics spin-off
On Wednesday, five Swiss start-ups received the W.A. de Vigier Award, which comes with prize money of 100,000 Swiss francs each. MyoSwiss, an NCCR Robotics spin-off, was one of them. More info here.
CYBATHLON 2020 Team Registration is open!
The date of CYBATHLON 2020 is fixed! From 2–3 May 2020 the gates will be opened for the continuation of the CYBATHLON at the SWISS Arena in Kloten near Zurich. Prepare yourself for an arena charged with passion and an emotion-filled audience that is inspired by the exciting races and challenging tasks in the six …
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Development of VariLeg: first results and user evaluation from the CYBATHLON 2016
Just published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, this article by Stefan O. Schrade et al. presents the first results and user evaluation of VariLeg, an exoskeleton with variable stiffness actuation, from the CYBATHLON 2016. Read the article here. The article is related to the thematic series in JNER on the Cybathlon: https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/cybathlon as well as Prof. Gassert …
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MyoSwiss AG, a spin-off from the SMS lab and NCCR, has been shortlisted for two prizes for start ups
Top-3 finalists in the ZKB Pionierpreis (https://www.pionierpreis.ch/finalisten-2018/). Top-16 finalists in the W.A. de Vigier Stiftung (http://www.devigier.ch).
MyoSwiss, an NCCR Robotics spin off, is part of the semi-final candidates of the Pionerpreis 2018
The Pionerpreis 2018 will be awarded on May 8th 2018. It is a reward for projects showing an outstanding courage and innovation. www.myoswiss.com More information on the Pionerpreis here.
Varileg Exoskeleton by Gassert Lab featured in SUVA accident prevention campaign
Through the story of Werner Witschi, find out more about how the Varileg Exoskeleton developed by Gassert lab is used for rehabilitation situations. Presentation and videos on SUVA website
Multi-directional gravity assist helps rehabilitation training
When training to regain movement after stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI), patients must once again learn how to keep their balance during walking movements. Current clinical methods mean supporting the weight of the patient during movement, setting the body off balance and meaning that when patients are ready to begin to walk without mechanical …
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Top 5 most promising inventions
The Myosuit from NCCR Robotics spin-off ExoSuisse was in the ETH Spark awards as one of the top-5 most promising inventions which filed for a patent at ETHZ in 2016. Read more
New NCCR Robotics Spin Fund
The NCCR Robotics Spin Fund committee has granted Marek Jancik and Tristan Vouga the Spin Fund for Twiice This project is hosted by Bleuler Lab at EPFL.
New NCCR Robotics Spin Fund
The NCCR Robotics Spin Fund committee has granted Jaime E. Duarte and Kai Schmidt the Spin Fund for ExoSuisse. This project is hosted by Riener lab at ETHZ.
Past Events
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25 Jul 2017 6:30 pm |
ROBOTIK-LABOR AN DER ETH ZÜRICH - TeleZüri Sendung | Tune into TeleZüri at 18:30 to hear Robert Riener speaking about all things rehabilitation robotics and Cybathlon. http://www.telezueri.ch/64-show-sommertalk |
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5 Jun – 10 Jun 2017 All Day |
Summer School on Rehabilitation Robotics
Biomedical Engineering School, Shanghai |
Organised by the Riener Lab, ETH Zurich. For more information please see: http://www.sms.hest.ethz.ch/news-and-events/sms-news-channel/2017/01/summer-school-on-rehabilitation-robotics.html |
Swiss Robotics Industry Day 2018 (official video)
Posted on: November 26, 2018
Keywords: aerial robotics, bioinspired robots, cargo drone, conferences and symposia, drone, drones, education, educational robotics, educational robots, exoskeletons, flying robots, human-robot interaction, mobile robots, origami robotics, rehabilitation robotics, rescue robotics, soft pneumatic actuators, spin-offs, spinal cord injury, start-ups, technology transfer, virtual reality, walking robots, wearable devices, wearable robotics
Gravity Assisted walking
Posted on: July 19, 2017
Chairless Chair nominated for Hermese Award 2017
Posted on: May 12, 2017
Exoskeleton prevents seniors from falling
Spark Award 2017: The Myosuit – textile-powered mobility
Posted on: March 28, 2017
Diagnose Querschnittlähmung – Der Traum vom aufrechten Gang
Posted on: March 20, 2017
The ETH knee pertubator
Posted on: February 15, 2017
Primates Regain Control of Paralyzed Limb
Posted on: November 9, 2016
Cybathlon 2016 – Inside the Competition
Posted on: October 28, 2016
«SRF Menschmaschine» III: Exoskelette und Human Upgrading
Posted on: October 9, 2016
Le «Vaudois de l’année» rend espoir aux paralysés
Publication date: December 31, 2018
Published in: 24 Heures (CH)
Grâce à un exoskelette de l’EPFL, les paraplégiques peuvent marcher
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: Le Temps
Lausanne, la ville où les paraplégiques remarchent
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: 24 Heures
Paraplégique, elle grimpe un escalier grâce à son exosquelette
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: Le Matin
Une nouvelle génération d’exosquelette développée à l’EPFL
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: La Télé
L’exosquelette de l’EPFL qui fait remarcher les paraplégiques vise la commercialis
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: Le Dauphine
Lausanne, la ville où les paraplégiques remarchent
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: 24 Heures
Grâce à un exosquelette de l’EPFL, les paraplégiques peuvent marcher
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: Le Temps
L’exosquelette de l’EPFL qui fait remarcher les paraplégiques vise la commercialisation
Publication date: November 7, 2018
Published in: Le Dauphiné
ETH-Forscher machen Gelähmten mit Exoskelett Beine
Publication date: November 6, 2018
Published in: Bluewin
Prof. Dario Floreano NCCR Director & Professor Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) and Management Team, EPFL dario.floreano@epfl.ch +41 21 693 52 30
Prof. Robert Riener NCCR Co-Director & Professor Management Team and Sensory-Motor Systems Lab (SMS), ETH Zurich riener@hest.ethz.ch +41 44 632 66 79
Prof. Roger Gassert Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Engineering Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (RELab), ETH Zurich roger.gassert@hest.ethz.ch +41 44 632 32 66
Luciana Borsatti Admin Assistant for Marco Hutter and Roland Siegwart Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL) and Robotic Systems Lab (RSL), ETH Zurich luciana.borsatti@mavt.ethz.ch +41 44 632 23 29
Dr. Jaime Duarte Postdoctoral Researcher Other, ETH Zurich jaime.duarte@hest.ethz.ch +41 44 632 57 95
Tobias Bützer Doctoral Student Other, ETH Zurich Funding: - tbuetzer@student.ethz.ch +41 44 510 72 33
Anna-Maria Georgarakis Doctoral Student Sensory-Motor Systems Lab (SMS), ETH Zurich Funding: Directly marie.georgarakis@hest.ethz.ch
Kai Schmidt Doctoral Student Sensory-Motor Systems Lab (SMS), ETH Zurich kai.schmidt@hest.ethz.ch +41 44 632 05 93
Stefan Schrade Doctoral Student Other, ETH Zurich Funding: - stefan.schrade@hest.ethz.ch +41 44 510 72 31
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