Gallery: Meet the Competitors Who Dominated the First Cyborg Olympics

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    ETH Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella
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    In the Cybathlon, pilots with complete spinal cord injuries take part in a bike race with the help of functional electrical stimulation.
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    Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella
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    In this team event, competitors use powered arm prosthesis to complete a series of tasks.
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    ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella
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    Team Avalanche competes in the powered wheelchair race.
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    ETH Zürich/Nicola Pitaro
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    Team Mahidol competes in the computer interface race.
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    ETH Zürich/Nicola Pitaro
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    Team Imperial GBR competes in the powered arm prosthesis race.
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    ETH Zürich/Nicola Pitaro
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    Team OssurPowerKnee competes in the powered leg prosthesis race.
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    ETH Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella
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    A participant with limited mobility can climb steps with the help of an exoskeleton.
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    ETH Zurich/Nicola Pitaro
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    Team Meltin competes in the functional electrical stimulation bike race.
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    ETH Zürich/Alessandro Della Bella
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    Team Varileg competes in teh powered exoskeleton race.
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    A competitor in the powered leg prosthesis race.
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