In The Olympics For Cyborgs, These Are The Toughest Events

In the Cybathlon, people with disabilities compete against each other at daily tasks in an effort to kickstart innovation in prosthetics.

In the Cybathlon, people with disabilities compete against each other at daily tasks in an effort to kickstart innovation in prosthetics.

Millions of people worldwide rely on orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices to improve their quality of life. In the United States alone, there are more than 1.6 million people with limb amputations. The World Health Organization estimates the number of wheelchair users to be about 65 million people worldwide.

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