Get Ready for the World’s First Cyborg Olympics
From: IEEE Spectrum - 12/18/2015

At the Zurich games, people with disabilities will use robotics to go for the
gold

Michael McClellan is preparing for the Cybathlon, the first ever cyborg
Olympics, coming to a stadium in Zurich in October 2016. In these games, the
competitors will use advanced technologies to compensate for disabilities
like paralysis and limb amputation. In the cycling race, for example,
paraplegic competitors will use electrical stimulation systems to jolt their
paralyzed legs into action; electrodes and muscles will work in tandem to
propel their trikes forward.

Read the entire article at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/get-ready-for-the-worlds-first-cyborg-olympics

Related:
Paraplegic Man Trains for the Cyborg Olympics
http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/biomedical/bionics/paraplegic-man-trains-for-the-cyborg-olympics

Better Brain-Reading Software Compensates for Squishy Brains and Vacuum
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http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/better-brainreading-software-compensates-for-squishy-brains-and-vacuum-cleaner-noise

Neural Implant Enables Paralyzed ALS Patient to Type Six Words per Minute
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/neural-implant-enables-paralyzed-als-patient-to-type-6-words-per-minute

A Better Way for Brains to Control Robotic Arms
http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/a-better-way-for-brains-to-control-robotic-arms

Powered Prosthetic Legs Work Better by Tracking EMG
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/powered-prosthetic-legs-work-better-by-tracking-emg

8 Must-Have Implants for the Cyborg Patient
http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/8-musthave-implants-for-the-cyborg-patient

A New Bionic Eye: Infrared Light-Powered Retina Implant Coming
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/blind-patients-will-soon-try-a-new-bionic-eye

Links:
Cybathlon
http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch

Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
http://www.sms.hest.ethz.ch

Cybathlon: Global Olympic-Style Competition to Advance Assistive, Robotic Tech (with video 1:40)
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2016/02/cybathlon-global-olympic-style-competition-advance-assistive-robotic-tech

Cybathlon: Assistive Robotic Tech to Navigate the World
http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/event/cybathlon