NEWS
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CYBATHLON Challenge 2022
VariLeg enhanced will be part of the first CYBATHLON Challenge! Eager to see how we perform on the new stones obstacle?
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New collaboration with HSR enhanced
We are excited to announce an even closer collaboration of VariLeg enhanced and HSR enhanced. We started the project "enhanced
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6th and 7th place at the Cybathlon 2020
Our two athletes had exactly the same time in the Cybathlon 2020! They came in 6th and 7th place.
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Article from Coopzeitung
The Coop newspaper made an article from us and the HSR enhanced team. "Now engineers are venturing out something that only Jesus
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Newspaper article with video from Blick
In the newspaper article from Blick you can see how mentally strong our pilot Thomas Krieg is! Read it on blick.ch
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Two Pilots from Varileg enhanced at Cybathlon
Great news! We participate not only with one, but with two pilots at Cybathlon 2020. In addition to Thomas Krieg,
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Outdoor training
To challenge the pilots even more, bring some change into the training and because of the nice weather, we have
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New personal best for Thomas on rough terrain!
Once again, Thomas Krieg has improved himself on one of the obstacles for CYBATHLON 2020. With hard and regular training, our
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Another milestone!
These are the moments we are working for. Yesterday Rolf Schoch was able to climb the stairs for the first
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First Training after 10 months with Rolf Schoch
What a natural! After a ten-month break and a rather overhauled exoskeleton, our second pilot Rolf Schoch walks once again
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VariLeg enhanced is featured CYBATHLON special issue magazine of maxon
Powered Exoskeleton Team VariLeg enhanced is featured prominently in the 'CYBATHLON special issue magazine' of our Gold-Level sponsor maxon. It
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New global format coming soon!
Unfortunately the Cybathlon 2020 will not take place in its original form. However, a new global format is being developed
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Throwback 5: CYBATHLON Experience@Weltklasse Zürich
VariLeg enhanced got its first taste of competition at the CYBATHLON Experience@Weltklasse Zürich. The show race took place in August
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Throwback 4: Rollout
We fondly remember a great moment of VariLeg enhanced, the rollout of the focus project at ETH. After only nine
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Throwback 3: First steps
Today we would like to relive with you one of the greatest milestones of VariLeg enhanced. On May 7, 2019,
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Throwback 2: First Test
In today's throwback, we would like to look back with you on a major milestone of the VariLeg enhanced project.
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Throwback 1: How everything began
Let’s use the next few weeks to have a look back to the beginnings of the focus project VariLeg enhanced.
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Exo challenge homeoffice
Our answer to the challenge of Project MARCH: https://www.linkedin.com/…/project-march_exoskeleton-challe… We challenge TWIICE, ANGEL Robotics and all students from VariLeg enhanced focus project! See
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Nothing can stop us, we keep working!
We will not be stopped: Despite the corona virus and the home office, we continue to work on our exoskeleton
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CYBATHLON 2020 postponed to September 19-20!
ETH Zürich has decided to postpone the CYBATHLON until 19-20 September 2020. The protection and health of all people involved
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Last call for sponsors at CYBATHLON 2020!
CYBATHLON 2020 will take place from 19 to 20 September in the SwissArena in Kloten and will be broadcasted live
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Robotics help athlete walk again (ETH blog post)
VariLeg enhanced and our pilot Thomas Krieg were mentioned in a blog post from ETH! Read the article here: https://blogs.ethz.ch/ETHambassadors/2020/02/14/robotics-help-athlete-walk-again/
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New software and trajectory tested successfully!
In the last two training sessions, we could successfully test the new software as well as some new trajectories. Thanks
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Big thanks to IFS
Not only do we revise the mechanics and hardware of our exoskeleton, but we also revise the software very thoroughly.
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Adjustable crutches
To be able to move with the exoskeleton, our pilots Thomas Krieg and Rolf Schoch need two crutches. They can
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Improved footplate
In the first test after the revision, we found some problems with the foot connection of the exoskeleton. For this
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Our teststand is finished
After intensive work the test stand of our master student Dario Bee could be finished. The test stand is a
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With Lemo connectors to a more reliable exoskeleton!
We are proud to present LEMO as a Gold Sponsor 2020 of VariLeg enhanced. Thank you very much for your
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First test after revision
After intensive weeks of work and changes on the exoskeleton, our pilot Thomas Krieg has recommenced training with it. During the
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VariLeg and HSR enhanced at Swiss Handicap in Luzern
From 29.-30.11.2019 visitors at Swiss Handicap had the chance to see the exoskeleton VariLeg enhanced and the wheelchair ZED evolution
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VariLeg enhanced at ETH’s Alumni Event
We were lucky to be present at the ETH‘ Zürich’s Alumni Event: „Science for Society: Robotik im Dienst des Menschen“,
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Japan’s national TV visits VariLeg enhanced
The Japanese national broadcasting organization NHK visited us at HSR! They filmed our exoskeleton demo and interviewed our paraplegic pilot
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Paraplegic pilot Thomas Krieg: «I’m not the kind of guy who just sits around»
„It’s been over four years since Thomas Krieg ended up in a wheelchair. Today, he tells us how he got
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CYBATHLON experience at HSR
The “CYBATHLON Experience at HSR: Next generation exoskeletons” gave visitors the chance to experience how paraplegic people can climb stairs
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Scientifica
Thank you for all those who visted our exhibition stands at Scientifica 2019! We are happy to contribute to the
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CYBATHLON at Weltklasse Zürich
The ETH Zurich CYBATHLON together with Weltklasse Zürich hosted a number of thrilling competitions at the Zürich main station. Commuters
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World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ)
Following the WCSJ 2019 (World Conference of Science Journalists), 20 journalists and science communication professionals from 9 different countries visited
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Fokus Project Roll-Out
The video of our Roll-Out presentation is now available on Youtube! During this ten-minute presentation, we provided technical insights into
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Successfull Fokus Roll-Out
The Fokus Roll-Out was very successfull! We could show our product to the public and present all the new features
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Shooting day for Roll-Out video
The team VariLeg enhanced had a successful shooting day in Rapperswil for our Roll-Out video. Thomas could walk, stand up
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Launching the testing phase with our paraplegic pilot Thomas
Thomas‘ first steps in four years! We are very proud to announce that we could start the testing phase with
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First steps of the VariLeg enhanced
We are very proud to present you the first steps of the VariLeg enhanced with our team member Pascal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ldx25H-1Q
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EKZ Publication
In the last weeks, a lot of progress has been made! Have a look at some impressions of our daily
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Carbon manufacturing phase finally over!
A whole week of carbon manufacturing lies behind us. Let’s start the post-processing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSNfCDje4PU
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Studienwoche
It has been a pleasure presenting our project to around 120 prospective students during the ‚Studienwoche‘ (Study Week). Through sharing
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VariLeg enhanced went live on Japanese TV NHK World!
After their visit at HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, Japanese national TV NHK World released their documentary „Robotics dor a
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Team VariLeg enhanced
ILT Institute for Lab Automation and Mechatronics
OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
Oberseestrasse 10
CH-8640 Rapperswil
Mail:
silvia.rohner@ost.ch