Joachim Schoss talks about such a moment when he had a horrible motorcycle accident. He lost his arm and shoulder as well as a part of his leg 18 years ago. Joachim is the president of Myhandycap, a Foundation for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and he is also an ambassador of the Cybathlon. ETH-Robotics Professor Robert Riener joins the Cybathlon-Episode of the ETH-Podcast and talks about how he came up with the idea of a competition for people with physical disabilities and how the competition fuels scientific progress.
More information on the CYBATHLON: https://cybathlon.ethz.ch/de
More on the Sensory-Motor Systems lab:
https://sms.hest.ethz.ch/the-group/team/robert-riener.htmlMore on the foundation MyHandicap:
https://www.myhandicap.de/myhandicap/international/joachim-schoss/ETH news article "Brain game":
https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2020/04/gamen-mit-hirn.htmlETH podcast "Steering a car with thought" (episode 17):
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/podcast.htmlETH Podcasts are roduced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
