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IN PHOTOS: World’s first cyborg Olympics

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.

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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.

Powered Leg Prosthesis Race

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Powered Wheelchair Race

Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Race

Brain-Computer Interface Race

Powered Arm Prosthesis Race

Powered Exoskeleton Race

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