June

When it comes to a surgical operation, everyone wants optimally prepared surgeons. But training today mainly takes place by observing operations on real patients. Now, a large consortium of Swiss hospitals, universities and companies has joined forces to digitally transform surgical training.

How can the usability of a wheelchair be improved? ETH researcher Reto Togni has developed a wheelchair with a completely new steering mechanism. Thanks to the new design, driving takes less effort and is more fun.

For his doctorate, Johannes Weichart developed an artificial skin that will give robots a sense of touch similar to that of humans. This will make them much more adept at handling objects.

Bottle jams on the conveyor belt or overheated machines – such interruptions to production cost a lot of time and money. ETH spin-off Cerrion detects and analyses problems in the process automatically and in real time.