Scientifica 2019

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In everyday life, paraplegics in wheelchairs often encounter obstacles. In the future, walking robots, so-called exoskeletons such as VariLeg enhanced, could help them stand up, move around independently again and even climb stairs.

Exoskeleton

VariLeg enhanced is an exoskeleton developed by students at ETH and HSR and will be used at next year's CYBATHLON. The CYBATHLON is a competition in which people with disabilities - called pilots - compete in completing tasks relevant to everyday life using state-of-the-art technical assistance systems.

Among other things, the VariLeg enhanced pilot will have to overcome inclined planes and even stairs.
VariLeg enhanced is the third version of the competition exoskeleton. Special features of the technical approach are the supporting structure made of carbon fibers, which is tailored to the pilot by means of a 3D scan, and the natural motion sequences recorded with optical tracking. The pilot can control the exoskeleton via the control panel on the crutch and thus move independently.

At the booth of Team VariLeg enhanced, students and researchers from ETH Zurich and HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil will present the exoskeleton.

Involved Poeple:

• Prof. Dr. Mirko Meboldt
• Prof. Dr. Roger Gassert
• Prof. Dr. Christian Bermes