DIPO Power

13/07/2017

Ready for round #2?!

The CYBATHLON is a unique championship for people with disabilities or physical weakness using advanced assistive devices including robotic technologies.

09/02/2017

In today’s press conference with the executive board of ETH Zurich an official announcement was made: The Cybathlon will take place once again in Zurich in 2020 – organised by ETH Zurich

08/11/2016

http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/11/cybathlon-2016-no-cyborgs-yet-but-were-getting-there/

Assistive tech, from exoskeletons to wheelchairs, is slowly emerging from the lab.

20/10/2016

"DIPO Power won the gold with a body-powered prostheses that harnesses the physical strength of the wearer instead of relying fully on a machine.

'What we saw is that it doesn't need to be the most complex technology to do the best performance...We had teams do extremely well with passive devices. It didn't need to be high-tech. It can be more robust and reliable.'"

Superhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Finale

11/10/2016

We are on the TU Delft website! (in Dutch)
http://www.3me.tudelft.nl/nl/actueel/laatste-nieuws/artikel/detail/3me-masterstudenten-winnen-armprothese-race/

Drie masterstudenten van de opleiding Biomedical Engineering bij 3mE wonnen afgelopen weekend de ‘Powered Arm Prosthesis Race’ tijdens de allereerste Cybathlon, een internationale wedstrijd waar mensen met een handicap, ondersteund door technologische hulpmiddelen, de strijd met elkaar aangaan. Dit…

11/10/2016

De Ingenieur highlights Dutch presence at the Cybathlon, including a feature on Bob Radocy for the Powered Arm Prosthesis Race!! (in Dutch)

Body powered prostheses may be considered "low-tech" as compared to their "high-tech" robotic counterparts, but the proven function is undeniable. The DIPO Power team and TU Delft hope this outcome of the Cybathlon encourages more research and development into body-powered prosthesic technology:
https://www.deingenieur.nl/artikel/nederlands-succes-op-eerste-bionische-olympische-spelen

De eerste Cybathlon, afgelopen zaterdag in Zürich, trok veel publiek en media. Zij zagen spannende races tussen tientallen teams van over de hele wereld, met Nederlands succes.

11/10/2016

Sixty six teams take part in the first Cybathlon: a competition that highlights how tech can help people with disabilities.

11/10/2016

Do you have photos of the DIPO Power Team at the Cybathlon that you are willing to share with us? Please post them to our Facebook wall or send them via e-mail -- we would love to see them!

10/10/2016

10/10/2016

Highlights from the Cybathlon's Powered Arm Prosthesis race

Claudia Breidbach war die einzige Frau im Armprothesen-Finale. Im Rennen hatte sie mit ihrer XS-Prothese gegen die männliche Konkurrenz schliesslich keine Chance – sie beendet den Cybathlon auf dem vierten Rang. Gewonnen hat das holländische DIPO-Power-Team mit Pilot Bob Radocy.

10/10/2016

We're back after an amazing experience at the Cybathlon! The DIPO Power team met inspiring people and witnessed impressive prosthetic and assistive technologies used to traverse the obstacle courses. As a highlight, our pilot, Bob Radocy, became the Powered Arm Prosthesis race first place winner at the Cybathlon!

If you missed the action, check out some Swiss video footage at: http://m.srf.ch/kultur/wissen/srf-menschmaschine-das-volle-programm-hier-nochmal-erleben?ns_source=app?ns_source=app

Thank you to our sponsors who helped make this possible! Grundfos (GNL, GDS, GWA), IBSA, StuD, Fillauer, TRS, Togni Marco and Edy Bontadelli

09/10/2016