CYBATHLON 2024

Future Inclusion - Disability Rights Action Days

9 September 2022, Liebfrauen Zentrum Zurich

From 27 August to 10 September 2022, the Action Days for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will take place for the first time in the Canton of Zurich. During two weeks, various actions will
take place that contribute to the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
 

We invite you to spend a day around the CYBATHLON with us. Visit us on 9 September 2022 from 10.00 a.m. at Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich, Weinbergstrasse 36, 8006 Zurich. 

Together with our partners from the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, ETH Zurich's Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) and Barrier-Free at ETH, we have put together a programme around the topic of inclusion and technology.

From 4.00 p.m., CYBATHLON pilot Thomas Krieg with VariLeg enhanced – his development team from the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland will be waiting for you, the students from the CYBATHLON @school module who will compete against each other in a mini CYBATHLON competition and Dr. Romila Storjohann who will give you a brief insight into the Barrier-Free project at ETH Zurich.

Programm

  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Experience and Try Out

    Try it out

    CYBATHLON Hands-on Demos 

    Experiencing and trying out is expressly encouraged: test your dexterity with a prosthetic arm or experience the power of your own thoughts in a virtual game with mind control. Take the opportunity to get to know modern assistance systems up close and develop a feeling for the limits and possibilities of such applications.

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

    Experience

    CYBATHLON @school Product Development Module

    Here you can experience how school classes get excited about inclusion and science with the CYBATHLON @school Product Development Module. In small teams, the invited upper school class goes through various phases of product development, from the idea to the finished product. The goal: to develop a gripper for an elbow exoskeleton. The teams compete against each other in the final Mini CYBATHLON.

    Location: Foyer, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

    Inform

    Information about RESC and Barrier-Free at ETH

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

  • 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Information Event & Competition

    4.00 p.m.

    Welcome by Dr Roland Sigrist

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

    4.15 p.m.

    Competition CYBATHLON @school

    Completion of the CYBATHLON @school Product Development Module. The students compete against each other in a mini CYBATHLON competition.

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

    4.30 p.m.

    Presentation by Dr Romila Storjohann

    Insight into the project Barrier-Free at ETH Zurich.

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

    4.45 p.m.

    Presentation & Demo Varileg Team

    CYBATHLON pilot Thomas Krieg moves around in a wheelchair in everyday life. With the VariLeg enhanced exoskeleton, he is able to walk and overcome everyday obstacles. He has full control over every movement of his legs via the controls on the crutch. Walking offers advantages for participation in everyday life and for the body's state of health.

    Location: Large Hall, Liebfrauen Parish Centre Zurich

Goals - Disability Rights Action Days

The Disability Rights Action Days offer the opportunity to present new, already planned or implemented measures to the public in order to be able to positively influence the political agenda. During the actions, obstacles can be made visible and tangible. At the same time, practical knowledge is to be imparted in order to be able to design targeted and sustainable actions. An effective network is crucial for this. For this purpose, regular meetings with our action partners take place. 
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