WHL

The CYBATHLON wants to encourage the teams to come up with innovative solutions to cope with everyday challenges for wheelchair users. Therefore, the race features tasks that require the wheelchair to be manoeuvred in confined spaces such as doorways or between furniture. The wheelchair also needs to be able to adapt to different surfaces like rough terrain, slopes and even stairs.

At the CYBATHLON 2020 Global Edition the pilots have to solve six different tasks. The pilot that solves the most tasks in the least amount of time correctly wins the race. The pilot may skip certain tasks but cannot return to them later.

Inclusion criteria for pilots 

Pilots with different kinds of spinal cord injuries or any other severe trauma preventing them from walking can participate in the race.

New challenges for 2020

The competition disciplines have been developed further since 2016 and the following innovations are available in the course with motorized wheelchairs. The door at the last task Ramp & Door must be opened and closed by a technical aid with an external energy source (e.g. robot arm). On the stairs, six instead of three steps have to be overcome on both sides and control of the wheelchair has to be demonstrated by stopping while going down.