The second edition of the CYBATHLON concluded on November 13/14, 2020. 50 teams from 20 countries competed against one another in the CYBATHLON 2020 Global Edition, with the pilots solving day-to-day tasks with the aid of state-of-the-art assistance systems. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the teams competed in their own countries, in a specially designed «lockdown mode.» Until the races were broadcast in the live stream, the results stayed a secret – even to the teams themselves. The viewing audience was therefore able to witness many emotional moments of victory on computer and mobile phone screens.

There were six disciplines: In the virtual race using a braincomputer interface (BCI), a bicycle race with electrical muscle stimulation (FES), and an obstacle course with arm prostheses (ARM), leg prostheses (LEG), robotic exoskeletons (EXO), or motorized wheelchairs (WHL). The six disciplines were expanded to include new challenges with relevance for daily life – reflecting the technical progress made in recent years. For example, the pilot in the wheelchair discipline now had to open a door using a robotic arm. In the obstacle course for arm prostheses, there was a «haptic box» in which the competitor had to identify the shape of an object by touch.