Sport-Tech Day – Explore. Experience. Inspire.

From wearable technologies and data-driven training to AI-enhanced performance and winter gear design, Swiss innovations push boundaries responsibly, empowering both elite athletic performance and a healthier, more active lifestyles for all. See how technology is shaping the next generation of athletes, and learn how it can empower you to track, improve, and enjoy your own physical activity.

The event will officially open at 11:15 AM with welcome remarks by: 

Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation

Ambrogio Fasoli, Vice President for Academic Affairs of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL

Join us for a unique event dedicated to the future of sport. Discover cutting-edge innovations and technologies that are redefining athletic performance, take part in live demonstrations and interactive activities, be inspired for a more active and sustainable lifestyle.

But… what does this mean? Join our open laboratory and experience the future of sports. For example, you will:  

• Train like a ski jumper: experience a simulated in-run on a balance board with real time visual feedback in ski goggles. ETH Zurich develops tiny yet powerful microelectronic systems that support SwissSki's elite athletes.

   

• Test your ability to maintain dynamic stability: through an interactive game, balance on one leg on an unstable platform while observing your ability to maintain dynamic stability live on a screen. The experience allows you to discover how relaxation and letting go bring fluidity to movement.

   

• Turn yourself into a puck and test your ice hockey skills: test your perceptual and shooting abilities against different save moves of a holographic goalkeeper, adopting the perspective from the eyes of the puck. The simulator will provide you with a specific feedback, showing you exactly how to improve your decision-making and precision on ice to become a scoring champion!  

   

• Get more fun as a fan: discover how a new camera system developed by RayShaper can boost fan engagement while capturing unforgettable moments from sports events.

   

• Broadcast what you want from everywhere : Discover how TV live events are broadcasted with new technologies. This can be used for small to big sport events including all the data you want.

   

• Watch skis materials repair themselves like magic: but it’s not magic, it’s ski science brought to life. A live impact-and-repair demob y CompPair, one EPFL spinoff, shows how healable materials improve performance while cutting CO₂ in sports gear. The output is skis not only high-performing but also repairable and eco-friendly.

   

• Race like a World Cup Athlete at Alpine Speed: strap on VR glasses, experience real world-cup racing tracks, and learn to choose the optimal racing line calculated by the AI-RACER. A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from FHGR and HEIG-VD has developped the AI-RACER VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING TOOL for Swiss-Ski. It is used in training and athlete education and helps to increase training efficiency and reduce injury risk.

   

• Experience ski mountaineering like a pro: master the art of the transition phase. Under the guidance of Pomoca experts, the world-leading manufacturer of ski touring skins, try removing the skins from a pair of climbing skis just like the athletes do. Discover the innovation behind the new Top Fix Race grip and learn what makes it a game-changer on the mountain.

   

• Discover the next generation of ski and hockey helmets: imagine a smart helmet, designed with AI, that absorbs impacts more effectively than traditional foam, offering superior brain safety. This isn’t just imagination; it’s an innovative approach to preventing head injuries, developed in EPFL’s laboratories. In parallel, spin-off company from EPFL, BearMind, develops integrated sensors to monitor and enhance safety.

   

• Stay safe - and comfortable - in contact and snow sports: monitor real-time biomechanical and physiological signals during movement, transmitted via a demo of a multi-modal intra-oral sensor mouthpiece from the teams of EPFL’s LBO and CHUV. In parallel, discover the next-generation mouthguard that not only enhances oro-facial protection but also promotes effective clenching to stabilize the head during shocks. It’s one of the latest innovations from Performance Mouthguard, a spin-off of EPFL and CHUV.

   

• Take a look… inside a Stöckli ski: explore the materials and engineering and discover how science enhances both performance and sustainability. See firsthand the different ski structures and learn how cutting-edge research is shaping the next generation of sports equipment.

   

• See an Exoskeleton in Action!

   

Meet the Innovators leading the way in sport-tech

EPFL – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (LBO / Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics, LPAC / Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites), MMSPG / Multimedia Signal Processing Group,  REHAssist / Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics Group, ETHZ – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich / Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS), Cope Lab – University of Fribourg, HEIG-VD - School of Business and Engineering Vaud, UNIL- University of Lausanne,  Augmentedbrainlabs, Bearmind, CompPair, Dartfish, Insiders, Performance Mouthguard SA, Pomoca, RayShaper SA, Stoekli

EPFL – Sportech  

The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university, with students, professors and staff from over 120 countries. Its Sportech initiative regroups nearly 50 labs which have conducted sports-related projects and have expertise in a variety of areas such as physiological measurements and personal quantification, pports equipment, movement positioning and measurement, data analysis, and the spectator experience.  

ETH - Sports Performance & Innovation Network

The ETH Sports Performance & Innovation Network (SPIN) brings together researchers, labs and units across ETH Zurich who work on sport-related topics – from human performance and health to engineering, data science, infrastructure and policy.

Smart Move  

SMART MOVE is an academic network for sports. It allows individuals, organizations and companies to find sports-related skills and knowledge. Composed of 9 internationally renowned institutions, the network covers expertise ranging from sports science to engineering, management, medicine, design and hospitality.

Photo Credits: CompPair