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Bionic Olympics for Cyber Athletes
Empowering the Disabled
T h a n e R i t c h i e
Next year there will be an internationalevent specifically for bionic athletes:
humans enhanced by technology.
The Cybathlon, or the Bionic Olympics is acompetition like no other set to begin onOctober 8 of 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.
When the human body meets robotics, amazingthings are possible. Some call the result bionicathletics or enhanced humanity, illustrious of
what science, technology and medicine canaccomplish together.
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Brain computer interface race
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Brain computer interface race
Powered wheelchair race
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Brain computer interface race
Powered wheelchair race
Powered leg prosthesis race
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Brain computer interface race
Powered wheelchair race
Powered leg prosthesis race
Powered exoskeleton race
Here’s a rundown of the various disciplines that willbe included in next year’s spectacle:
Powered arm prosthesis race
Brain computer interface race
Powered wheelchair race
Powered leg prosthesis race
Powered exoskeleton race
Muscle stimulation bike race
By welcoming technology into the forefront of thiscompetition instead of idealizing natural
athleticism, a world of possibilities is opened thatcould shape the future of sports, create new
games, and encourage sport innovations.
But more importantly, the Bionic Olympicssuggest that sports are no longer limited to the
toned, able-bodied men and women.
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