Bionics in Competition
From: Communications of the ACM - 05/2017
By: Keith Kirkpatrick

Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking
with each other.

Most physical competitions are based around the idea of participants  pushing
themselves physically, demonstrating to the world that they are the fastest,
strongest, or otherwise physically gifted. For those with significant
physical disabilities or injuries, however, simply accomplishing basic
everyday tasks can be an Olympic-level feat.

That's where Cybathlon, a new competition designed to promote innovative
assistive devices, may accomplish  two goals: providing a competitive   forum
for disabled athletes, and highlighting the specific advances that are being
made in robotic assistive aids designed to help those with significant
physical disabilities.

Read the entire article at:
https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/5/216324-bionics-in-competition/fulltext

Links:
Cybathlon Championship for Athletes with Disabilities
http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch

Cybathlon 2016 Highlights
https://youtu.be/KAVcVfKoYwc

A bionics competition for people with isabilities
http://robohub.org/cybathlon-a-bionics-competition-for-people-with-disabilities