The Cyberneum used to be a state-of-the-art research center at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. The Cyberneum featured unique motion simulators equipped with sophisticated Virtual Reality (VR) systems that provided unprecedented possibilities to study human perception and human-machine interactions. With the closure of the "Perception, Cognition and Action" department at the end of 2021, the Cyberneum also came to an end in its original form. The simulators listed here are no longer in the building.
The CyberMotion Simulator
The Cyberneum contained the most advanced motion simulators in the world. The CyberMotionSimulator (CMS) was mounted on a twelve meter long linear axis. This flight and driving simulator had further seven different swivel joints, which could be controlled independently of each other. This allowed it not only to cover a large working area, but also to realistically reproduce motion impressions and longer accelerations.
The CableRobot Simulator
Another unique motion simulator was the CableRobot simulator developed here at the institute, a motion simulator suspended on ropes that enables flexible and highly realistic motion sequences. The prototype was used in perception and cognition research.
With the CyberPod we combined virtual reality technologies with moving-base motion simulators. This platform could be moved in six degrees of freedom thanks to its actuated legs.