Discover the venture case winners: A new way to fight Alzheimer`s disease and an insect-inspired micro-drone
01.09.2014
Flyability, the latest venture leader 2014 from EPF Lausanne and Alterniity, from the University Berne, are the winners of venture kick’s second stage. They obtained CHF 20’000 of pre-seed capital and are qualified for the next stage to win, if they are successful, CHF 100’000 more
 Ioannis Tarnanas from Alterniity
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 The team of Flyability
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A serious game software able to detect and retard Alzheimer's and dementia
Alterniity a venture challenge alumnus and University of Berne spin-off, develops software to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia and to retard the onset and progression of the disease.
An insect-inspired micro-drone which can collide on obstacles and continue its flight undisturbed.
Flyability is developing Gimball, a game-changing flying robot which can be flown indoors and in complex environments: it can stay stable after collisions with obstacles and can thus be used where no other robot can. Furthermore, it is safe to fly close to humans. Getting inspiration from how insects handle collisions in flight, Flyability solve the problem of indoor flight by mimicking the behavior of such small animals, like flies, which easily recover after encountering an obstacle by bouncing and continuing flying undisturbed. The innovation of Gimball lies in the patented rotating protective frame and flight control algorithms developed during 5 years of research at EPFL in Switzerland.
Check out the venture leaders video-interview with Patrick Thévoz from Flyability:
Alterniity a venture challenge alumnus and University of Berne spin-off, develops software to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia and to retard the onset and progression of the disease.
An insect-inspired micro-drone which can collide on obstacles and continue its flight undisturbed.
Flyability is developing Gimball, a game-changing flying robot which can be flown indoors and in complex environments: it can stay stable after collisions with obstacles and can thus be used where no other robot can. Furthermore, it is safe to fly close to humans. Getting inspiration from how insects handle collisions in flight, Flyability solve the problem of indoor flight by mimicking the behavior of such small animals, like flies, which easily recover after encountering an obstacle by bouncing and continuing flying undisturbed. The innovation of Gimball lies in the patented rotating protective frame and flight control algorithms developed during 5 years of research at EPFL in Switzerland.
Check out the venture leaders video-interview with Patrick Thévoz from Flyability: