{"title": "Force Dimension: Mit den Händen ins All greifen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/technology/robotics"], "description": "A demonstration where you can try out a haptic device yourself. Behind it is Force Dimension, a spin-off of EPFL: the device transfers movements to a robot and feeds back what the robot feels, such as the weight of a stone or the resistance of a surface. In 2019, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano used it to steer a rover on Earth through a simulated lunar landscape from orbit. The technology is meant to one day allow robots on the Moon or Mars to be controlled precisely and with a real sense of touch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/force-dimension-mit-den-handen-ins-all-greifen-68935/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/forcedimension--mit-den-haenden-ins-all-greifen.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/37e70e196ba5ab4cd2dd387198f1f356e9eea2ac3078712090ab2e544b66fdb9-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "To Space and Back", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A tour that journeys from Earth into space and back again. It is part of the ETH-LIFE mission, searching for life beyond our solar system. On the Moon, visitors watch the LunarLeaper take its first steps, use a haptic device by EPFL spin-off Force Dimension to feel how astronauts remotely control robots from a space station, and perhaps navigate the Mars rover designed and built by the student-led team CRATER. On the way back, Earth is seen from a fresh perspective – in the luggage: ArboSat, a densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/to-space-and-back-68943/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen» welcomes visitors into the Moon Lab, where they can watch the four-legged robot LunarLeaper walk and learn, live. A project by ETH Zurich Space and the Robotic Systems Lab: the robot is meant to one day seek out lava tunnels on the Moon, where a lunar base could one day be built. Still in development, it offers a look at ongoing research, with hourly demonstrations. The robot goes ahead so that humans can one day follow.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/auf-dem-mond-fuss-fassen-68934/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2de92865a517956fc49f169485ce11f00dcf8d94aada41d64ab9436b52f1c9f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ins All und zurück", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A guided tour that takes participants on a journey from Earth into space and back. It is offered by ETH Zurich as part of meet ETH and features, among other things, the ETH-LIFE mission searching for life beyond our solar system, the LunarLeaper on the Moon, the remotely operated Haptic Device, and the student-built Mars rover CRATER. On the way back, participants get a new view of Earth, and on board is ArboSat, densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable. The tour lasts 60 minutes and is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ins-all-und-zuruck-68936/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Warum Weltraum?", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A talk about space travel and robotics with university students. Vala Shkreli, co-founder and co-president of the student association CRATER, talks about how her rover, founded in 2025, made it to the European Rover Challenge and took first place in Autonomous Navigation there. The talk asks why space is a good place for big ideas and how to coordinate more than 70 volunteer students. Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen, astrophysicist and former NASA science director, opens with a greeting, and the rover can be seen in the exhibition area.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/warum-weltraum-68932/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/warum-weltraum-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/76cdc6d5573cb0532b5cde394e897243ebc510f1399d113b2db1ecebf0e29796-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kindervorlesung: Analoge Mondmission", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration"], "description": "A children's lecture for kids aged 7 and up, without adults. The speakers are the analogue astronauts Maria Martini, an astrobiologist, and Elias Mulky, a researcher in the field of factories in space. As analogue astronauts, they recreate the challenges of real space missions here on Earth, with real spacesuits, technology and even isolation from the rest of the world. The lecture shows how they prepare for missions in caves, underwater or at the South Pole, and how Earth can suddenly feel like another planet.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kindervorlesung-analoge-mondmission-68950/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/analoge-mondmission.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d27c2105e1ae3a28b6996009af6ddd0b920cf912b67e3c34e7715beb040e7dd6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "wow² Space – Humans and Space is a public science event featuring talks, live podcasts, shows, tours, workshops and demonstrations all about space. It is organised by ETH Zurich, which is running its wow² series for the second time. Visitors meet researchers from lunar, climate and planetary research, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen, and can watch the moon robot LunarLeaper live. The free programme is aimed at a broad audience from children to adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-humans-and-space-69465/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Kinderworkshop: Fühl dem Alien auf den Zahn", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/technology/robotics"], "description": "A hands-on workshop for children where kids use the Thymio robot to build their own alien, a creature from outer space that might have arms, legs and perhaps even teeth like ours. One of those teeth hurts: as soon as the opposing team touches it, the robot bites down. In this playful way, children dive into the world of robotics and programming with no prior knowledge needed. The workshop is run by mint & pepper of Wyss Zurich, a programme promoting young talent from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich that gives children and young people in Switzerland access to top international research; it is aimed at children aged 10 to 12 without adults, lasts 90 minutes and is held in German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kinderworkshop-fuhl-dem-alien-auf-den-zahn-68951/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/fuehl-dem-alien-auf-den-zahn.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aa76bf582011151baec94f0f8a3514fc6407636ba46ba701af23c49505d04ee2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» is a two-day, free public format by ETH Zurich dealing with questions of space and space research, such as what humans need to live permanently on the Moon and what research in space brings for life on Earth. 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There are also exhibitions and demonstrations such as the four-legged robot LunarLeaper and the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-76396/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "community"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» is a free public format by ETH Zurich that, over two days in the ETH main building, explores living in space and what space research brings to life on Earth. It is organised by ETH Zurich, whose second edition of the format brings together science, technology and society for a broad audience from children to adults. In talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from fields ranging from lunar and climate research to gravitational waves, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also entertainments such as «BLACK BOX» and «Cook the Science», the four-legged robot LunarLeaper, the Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-69470/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88921bd9382075856f3b4715479fcff380cc8605c080067898e04a3f974f06d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH-Hauptgebäude", "address": "", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» (Humans and Space) is a two-day public event at the ETH main building devoted to the question of what humans are looking for in space and what research there brings to life on Earth. It is put on by ETH Zürich, bringing together science, technology and society for a broad audience from children to adults. In talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from space research, including analog astronaut Eleonore Poli and former NASA science director Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also entertaining formats like «BLACK BOX» and «Cook the Science», the trained four-legged robot LunarLeaper, the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and young people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-73722/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88921bd9382075856f3b4715479fcff380cc8605c080067898e04a3f974f06d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Informatik Kolloquium: Artificial Touch: the Next Frontier for AI", "start": "2026-11-12T17:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "place": "Binzmühlestrasse 11, 8050 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/computer-science/machine-learning"], "description": "The IfI colloquium is a free public lecture series by the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich, open to researchers, students and the interested public with no registration required. On 12 November, Prof. Dr. Aviv Tamar of Technion ECE, Israel Institute of Technology, speaks on \"Artificial Touch: the Next Frontier for AI\". The talk is hosted by Prof. Dr. Giorgia Ramponi. It is about artificial touch, for example in the context of medical palpation, a large robotic tactile dataset, and methods for learning from it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/informatik-kolloquium-artificial-touch-the-next-frontier-for-69406/", "official_url": "https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/studies/phd/colloquium/fall-2026.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Talk: Analogue Astronaut: Reaching Space Without Leaving Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A talk about analogue astronauts, who simulate space missions here on Earth. Dr. Eleonore Poli, a space scientist who leads Business Development and Strategy for Space & Aeronautics at CSEM and founded CHASM, the international community for analogue space missions, speaks about her work. She describes nights spent in snowstorms, how her missions preparing for emergencies, isolation and autonomy also help people on Earth, and why she believes we must first fail on Earth in order to succeed in space. After the talk, the researchers will be available for about 15 minutes to answer questions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/talk-analogue-astronaut-reaching-space-without-leaving-earth-68928/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/analog-astronautin--ins-all--ohne-abzuheben.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41837478140c2bc0a05ad0e9cd36780bc45678890b37c44a4896ff1ddb7e5482-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planeten mit Beben erforschen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Focus Terra", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/geology"], "description": "A guided tour presenting quakes as a key to exploring the interiors of planets. It is run by focusTerra and shows how seismic waves reveal crust, mantle and core on Earth, the Moon and Mars, as happened during the Apollo Moon missions and the InSight Mars mission. In the quake simulator, the differences can be felt first-hand. The tour is held in German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planeten-mit-beben-erforschen-32248/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fdafef85bb0ee723ae908792a530d6bd073296f6466c7086d3e14ae89e8b69b0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Offenes Basteln und Experimentieren: Satelliten und Mondkrater", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "diy"], "description": "An open craft-and-experiment session for children aged five and up accompanied by adults, with no registration needed. It is hosted by ETH Zurich as part of its programme «WOW! Hoch 2». Participants try an experiment to create their own lunar surface and build their own satellite, thinking of a special feature and a name for it. The language is German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/offenes-basteln-und-experimentieren-satelliten-und-mondkrate-68940/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/satelliten-und-mondkrater.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/373063d8a4da43819dad97e7543e5dd0a6d05a584ab9783b3b40bc2846c8c8f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space, 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/kultur/zuerich/museen/kunsthaus.zuerich/kunsthaus.zuerich.html#seg140471", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² – Humans and Space» is a public event format by ETH Zurich now in its second edition, spending two days on one question: what are we humans searching for in space, and what does space research bring to our lives on Earth. The free programme brings together science, technology and society and is aimed at a broad audience, from children to teenagers to adults. At talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from lunar research, climate research, gravitational waves and life as an analogue astronaut, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also the show «BLACK BOX» with Patrick «Karpi» Karpiczenko and Mirko Bischofberger, «Cook the Science» with star chef Markus Stöckli and physics professor Thomas Michaels, the four-legged moon robot LunarLeaper, the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-humans-and-space-31-oct-and-1-nov-2026-69469/", "official_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/eventdb/show_event.php?id=176832", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07e5bc523f42a671dfe36fdc42c04cb5af3ae3ab7ce19fd244f7e103fb7219e2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Wenn die Erde bebt - Erdbebensimulator", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/geology"], "description": "The earthquake simulator is a device weighing over three tonnes, set up inside a container-like room furnished with tables and other movable objects, with room for up to 10 people at a time. Using real recorded earthquake signals, it simulates the ground movements of earthquakes up to magnitude 8, which visitors can experience safely on their own bodies. In 2006 the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) had the simulator developed and built, supported by the cantonal building insurance of Freiburg and the Foundation for Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. The simulation is meant to raise awareness that Switzerland, too, is at risk from earthquakes and to show how to behave correctly during one.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wenn-die-erde-bebt-erdbebensimulator-59644/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed0cb516821696d73a9c2a5a2df06bb634f1f9defd9272c7164b90e443654c5d-2000.webp"}]}