Quiz: Are you ready for the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition?
Whether it’s tackling stairs in a wheelchair, navigating a vehicle by thought alone, or tying shoes with a prosthetic arm – at the Cybathlon, people with disabilities put technical assistance systems to the test. On 13 and 14 November, teams from all over the world will be brought together on a unique platform as they compete against each other from locations around the globe. So how much do you know about the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition?

Our quiz series takes you on an expedition through the world of ETH Zurich. This quiz is all about the Cybathlon 2020, a championship initiated by ETH Zurich in which people with disabilities compete against each other to complete everyday tasks using state-of-the-art technical assistance systems.
Are you ready for the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition?
- Question 1 of 5
1. Who is taking part in the Cybathlon?
✓ Correct Only teams comprising technology developers and people with disabilities may take part in the Cybathlon. The condition here is that the technology developers work hand-in-hand with the users of their systems to ensure that the technologies are fine-tuned to the users’ needs. The users, called “pilots”, then put these assistive systems to the test at the competition. More information (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
✘ False Only teams comprising technology developers and people with disabilities may take part in the Cybathlon. The condition here is that the technology developers work hand-in-hand with the users of their systems to ensure that the technologies are fine-tuned to the users’ needs. The users, called “pilots”, then put these assistive systems to the test at the competition. More information (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
- Question 2 of 5
2. Which of the following is not a Cybathlon discipline?
✓ Correct At the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition, the teams compete in six different disciplines. Assisted by either an arm or leg prosthesis, a powered exoskeleton or a motorised wheelchair, pilots make their way around various challenging circuits. On the programme too is a bike race with electrical muscle stimulation and a virtual race where pilots navigate a vehicle in a computer game using just their thoughts i.e. brain signals. Find out more (Image: ETH Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella)
✘ False At the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition, the teams compete in six different disciplines. Assisted by either an arm or leg prosthesis, a powered exoskeleton or a motorised wheelchair, pilots make their way around various challenging circuits. On the programme too is a bike race with electrical muscle stimulation and a virtual race where pilots navigate a vehicle in a computer game using just their thoughts i.e. brain signals. Find out more (Image: ETH Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella)
- Question 3 of 5
3. Where do the teams taking part in the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition come from?
✓ Correct The teams come from all over the world. Switzerland is expected to be represented in all 6 disciplines. Several Swiss teams are from the ETH domain. Find out more (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
✘ False The teams come from all over the world. Switzerland is expected to be represented in all 6 disciplines. Several Swiss teams are from the ETH domain. Find out more (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
- Question 4 of 5
4. Which of these is not an official task in the Powered Arm Prosthesis Race?
✓ Correct In the first challenge of the race, the pilots have to set a breakfast table. This involves opening a can, a bottle and a jam jar, unpacking sugar lumps and lighting a candle. But they don’t have to butter a slice of bread. Read more about this (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
✘ False In the first challenge of the race, the pilots have to set a breakfast table. This involves opening a can, a bottle and a jam jar, unpacking sugar lumps and lighting a candle. But they don’t have to butter a slice of bread. Read more about this (Image: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
- Question 5 of 5
5. At the 2016 Cybathlon, a team from ETH Zurich had high hopes of winning with their Scewo wheelchair. Due to a mishap, the team was unable to finish the race. What happened?
✓ Correct Before the race started, the pilot accidentally pressed the off button on the wheelchair. Rather unwisely, the team had installed the restart button under the seat, so the pilot was unable to switch the wheelchair on again by himself. As no physical interaction between team and pilot is allowed once the competition is underway, they couldn’t finish the race. The ETH spin-off Scewo is planning to take their marks once again at the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition. Read more about Scewo (Image: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella)
✘ False Before the race started, the pilot accidentally pressed the off button on the wheelchair. Rather unwisely, the team had installed the restart button under the seat, so the pilot was unable to switch the wheelchair on again by himself. As no physical interaction between team and pilot is allowed once the competition is underway, they couldn’t finish the race. The ETH spin-off Scewo is planning to take their marks once again at the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition. Read more about Scewo (Image: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella)
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CYBATHLON 2020 Global Edition
The CYBATHLON is a unique championship in which people with physical disabilities compete against each other to complete everyday tasks using state-of-the-art technical assistance systems. The first competition was launched by ETH Zurich in 2016. On 13-14 November 2020, the Cybathlon will be held in a new format: teams from all over the world will pit their skills in the same six disciplines as before, yet from locations across the globe. Instead of going head-to-head on parallel tracks, the pilots will tackle the courses at their home bases, and film their races. Footage will then be assembled and broadcast from Zurich via an online platform. You can find more information on the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition on the Cybathlon website.
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