Do you know what is Cybathlon?

Q.  Where is the world’s first Cybathlon being held?
- Published on 05 Oct 16

a. Zurich
b. London
c. New York
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Zurich
 
Do you know what is Cybathlon?Athletes with robotic prostheses from across the globe will gather in Zurich to be part of the world’s first Cybathlon
  • They will compete across the a number of disciplines to test latest assistive technologies
  • Races are there for powered wheelchairs and exoskeletons.
  • There's a competition to complete a set of tasks with a robotic arm, and a similar one for robotic legs.
  • The cycling race only allows for pedalling by the artificial stimulation of motor nerves.
  • The most fascinating one is the Brain Computer Interface race where athletes paralysed from neck down play a game using electrodes connected to the brain; the specially created game involves using avatars to score points
  • The Cybathlon has been thought of by Robert Riener, a professor of Sensory-Motor Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
  • "We want to motivate developers to create technologies that provide real support to people in daily life," he explains.
  • The Paralympics forbids the use of assistive technologies unlike the Cybathlon

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