Weltklasse Zurich Recap
A rapid fire summary of all CYBATHLON disciplines and teams performing during CYBATHLON at Weltklasse Zürich two weeks ago.
Live on stage: Powered Exoskeleton Team VariLeg enhanced by ETH Zürich and HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, as well as Powered Wheelchair Team HSR enhanced by HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil.
A huge shout-out to both teams, what a great job you have done!
Thank you very much EKZ for supporting the sport we love!
Checkout the video summary here!
Many Thanks to BÜHLMANN Laboratories!
We are proud to present BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG as a Bronze Sponsor 2019 of HSR enhanced. Thank you very much for your contribution to our project!
SWISS DIGITAL DAY AT ZURICH MAIN STATION
03 September 2019 is Swiss Digital Day. Team HSR enhanced is proud to contribute to the exhibition at Zurich Main Station. Visit our premium 'enhanced'-level sponsor Cognizant and get a look under the hood of ZED evolution, our robotic wheelchair for CYBATHLON 2020!
FLORIAN HAUSER WINS AT WELTKLASSE ZÜRICH!
What a spectacular CYBATHLON race day on 27 August in the great hall of Zürich Main Station. Pilot Florian Hauser took it all in the Powered Wheelchair Race and won both heats at Weltklasse Zürich!
Race recap
Heat 1: everything goes perfectly until the final obstacle Ramp&Door. A software glitch brings the robotic arm to a complete standstill when Florian wants to close the door behind him. Keeping it cool Apollo-13-style, Florian goes through all reboot procedures several times. Finally, he leaves the door open behind him, yet maneuvers his wheelchair ZED evolution across the finish line. CYBATHLON rules are clear: with the scores tied at 530 points, the faster time decides and Florian wins the first heat.
Heat 2: with another flawless performance Florian cruises through the parcours, reaches the final obstacle, and this time everything goes as planned. Florian opens and closes the door with his robotic manipulator and scores the highest possible result of 660 points. Again, CYBATHLON rules are clear: score beats time. With the higher score, time becomes irrelevant and Florian takes home the second win of the day. See his perfect second heat on Youtube.
Team HSR enhanced feels grateful for the opportunity to perform on the big stage in Zürich. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to you all, and especially to the organizers at Weltklasse and CYBATHLON, to all participating teams, to countless friends and supporters for your visits and cheers, and of course to all of our sponsors.
We love this sport!
SEE US LIVE AT WELTKLASSE ZÜRICH!
On 27 August at Zürich Main Station, HSR enhanced and VariLeg enhanced will be performing in the CYBATHLON Powered Wheelchair Race and Powered Exoskeleton Race. Do not miss exciting competitions during the sessions from 12:00-14:00 and from 17:00-19:00. And of course, make sure you visit our crews in the meantime to meet our pilots Florian Hauser (WHEEL) and Thomas Krieg (EXO). While there, you can also get an exclusive tour behind the scenes with our engineering teams. Get a view under the hood of powered wheelchair ZEDe and powered exoskeleton VariLeg enhanced!
Program on Tue 27 August 2019 at Zürich Main Station
| 12:00-14:00 | CYBATHLON demo race (round 1) |
| 14:00-17:00 | Behind the scenes and get-together |
| 17:00-19:00 | CYBATHLON demo race (round 2) |
We are excited and absolutely looking forward to see you there – make more out of your commute that day!
https://cybathlon.ethz.ch/road-to-2020/cybathlon-experience/cybathlon-at-weltklasse-zuerich.html
https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/info/cybathlon-experience/
Thank you CADFEM!
We are proud to present CADFEM AG as a Bronze Sponsor 2019 of HSR enhanced. Thank you very much for your contribution to our project!