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, ...

Competitors had to cut bread, unwrap a sugar cube and open a a jam jar as part of a breakfast-themed task in the powered arm prosthesis race Bionic arms, robotic legs, powered exoskeletons, ...

Sports are often discussed in the context of tradition. Soccer is thought to be more than three thousand years old and national teams play in national styles. The strategy and stars on display at the ...

Tomorrow, a very different (and futuristic) kind of racing championship will be taking place in Zurich: the Cybathlon. Developed by Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH Zurich) and ...

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 ...

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 world's first Cybathlon is coming next October. The Cybathlon is a competition for former pilots with disabilities who use assistive robotic devices. The event will debut for the very first time ...

Following the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, this year will see the arrival of the Cybathlon, the world’s first competition for parathletes and people with severe disabilities who compete with ...

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 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, ...