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IN PHOTOS: World’s first cyborg Olympics

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‘Cyborg Olympics’ aims to spur development in assistive technology
WATCH ABOVE: 'Cyborg Olympics' aims to spur development in assistive technology – Oct 11, 2016

We’re living in a technological age, and now we have an Olympics to reflect that: the Cyborg Olympics.

The 2016 Cyblathon took place in Switzerland over the weekend, and showed off how far humans have come when integrating prosthetics and computers into our everyday lives.

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The event aimed to encourage researchers and developers to create new and better ways for “assistive technologies.”

The Cyblathon was put on by ETH Zurich, a university self-branded as a place to “pioneer solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow.”

Take a look at what the Cyborg Olympics (and our future) looks like, in these six categories.

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Powered Leg Prosthesis Race

ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella

Powered Wheelchair Race

ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella
ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella

Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Race

ETH Zürich / Nicola Pitaro

Brain-Computer Interface Race

ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella

Powered Arm Prosthesis Race

ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella
ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella

Powered Exoskeleton Race

ETH Zürich / Nicola Pitaro
ETH Zürich / Nicola Pitaro

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