CYBATHLON 2024 Exoskeleton Race

The 3rd edition of the CYBATHLON Exoskeleton Race is just around the corner! CYBATHLON 2024 CYBATHLON 2024 will take place in a global format from 25 – 27 October 2024 in the Arena Schluefweg in Kloten and hubs worldwide. A total of 160 teams from all around the world in eight different disciplines are scheduled to participate!

While in 2016 and 2020, the goal of the exoskeleton discipline was to get users safely across, in this edition, the stakes are much higher! In the first race in 2016, some of the teams couldn’t finish, and those that did needed about 9 minutes. Four years later, exo technology had improved so much that teams could finish the course in half the time. In 2024, just moving across obstacles will not be enough! The challenges are designed to evaluate gait-assist powered exoskeletons against real-world challenges and performing tasks while using an exo. It is going to be a far more challenging year than ever before!

CYBATHLON brings teams and media attention from around the globe to highlight practical advancement in medical technology. It is focused more on augmentation and tasks of everyday living than rehabilitation. The CYBATHLON is really one of the main reasons why the Exoskeleton Report’s device catalog continues to distinguish between medical exoskeletons as “rehabilitation” and/or “augmentation” devices. One is designed to be used as a tool until the patient gets better, while the other is meant as a permanent aid.

Link to event: https://cybathlon.ethz.ch/en/cybathlon-2024

Link to rules: Races & Rules CYBATHLON 2024

Project MARCH:

The ninth Project Motor Assisted Robotic Chassis for Humans, MARCH, student team on the TU Delft campus in the Netherlands, is preparing to enter the competition. Their introductory video includes a full 3D animation of how their exoskeleton will navigate the CYBATHLON course and is an excellent overview of the exoskeleton race:

Our coverage from previous CYBATHLON races:

• Cybathlon Global 2020 Powered Exoskeleton Race
• CYBATHLON Symposium 2020
• WalkON Suit, The Bronze Medal Finalist of the Cybathlon Powered Exoskeleton Race – 2016
• Inspirational: Meet the first pilot to win a gold in the Cybathlon Exoskeleton Race – 2016
• ReWalk Robotics Wins Gold at the Cybathlon Exoskeleton Race – 2016
• IHMC Powered Exoskeleton Cybathlon Full Course Practice Run – 2016
• Meet the teams going to the Cybathlon Exoskeleton Race – 2016
• Cybathlon – Powered Exoskeleton Race – 2015

🏅 Here’s what our Exoskeleton Race teams will face at CYBATHLON 2024 – which one will be the toughest?

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— CYBATHLON (@cybathlon) October 18, 2024