ZURICH (Sputnik) – The event, otherwise known as the "bionic Olympics," brings together 74 athletes, using high-tech assistiave devices, from 25 different countries.
"The various races test how the competitors cope with specific challenges and activities from everyday life. There are races for athletes with powered arm and leg prostheses, for those wearing a robotic exoskeleton and for powered wheelchairs. There’s also a race for cyclists using electrical muscle stimulation and even a brain-computer interface race," ETH Zurich, the organizer of the event, said on its website.
The disciplines will include Brain-Computer Interface Race, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Bike Race, Powered Arm Prosthesis Race, Powered Exoskeleton Race and Powered Wheelchair Race.
The event will take place at the Swiss Arena in Zurich, Switzerland.
