On a bright Tuesday morning, about six miles north of Zürich, an ice-hockey team skates onto a rink for a practice round. Each player, dressed in a white jersey and matching protective gear, slides a ...

The Cybathlon will be held in Kloten, Switzerland, on 8 October It's being pitched as a bionic Olympics. Next month, contestants from across the world using robotic exoskeletons, electronic arms, ...

A Cybathlon pilot wearing an electrode-equipped cap uses a brain-computer interface to move an avatar through a computer-generated virtual obstacle course. (Credit: Cybathlon / ETH Zurich) WASHINGTON, ...

A coalition of Swiss robotics labs has announced the Cybathlon, the first-ever international competition for athletes who use prosthetics and other aids, will be held in October of 2016. The ...

Mark Muhn of Team Cleveland on his way to winning the Functional Electrical Stimulation bike race in the inaugural Cybathlon in 2016. Muhn’s legs are paralyzed; the muscles in them are activated by ...

Four years after its world premiere, the second edition of the Cybathlon finished today. The last 48 hours were not only a thrilling showdown for the pilots, but also for spectators around the globe ...

The world's first Cybathlon, a single-day sporting competition designed for people with severe disabilities, was a massive success in 2016. We documented the games, tech and cheering crowds that ...

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