Assistive Technology Challenge Course 2024
With the end of the semester, also the first edition of our “Assistive Technology Challenge” course, inspired by the yearly HackaHealth hackathons, came to an end! The ATChallenge is a hands-on, project-based course introducing students of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich to assistive technologies to the principles of user-centered design and user evaluation, project management, as well as basic engineering tools.
Together with a person with disability (challenger), they created innovative and customized solutions to solve one of their daily life challenge. Last Monday, the students showcased the three innovative solutions they created together with the challengers Lila, Giuliano, and Daniele over the past fourteen weeks: control inputs for accessible gaming, a custom wheelchair-compatible camera mount, and auditory feedback for a remote-controlled car.
Check out the final videos created by the student groups.
Congratulations to all the students to the impressive results and many thanks to our partners and guest lecturers for their support!
