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Behold the 6 events at the world's first 'bionic Olympics'

Chris WellerOct 8, 2016, 01:58 IST

ETH Zurich/Alessandro Della Bella

On Saturday October 8, more than 70 competitors from 25 countries will assemble in Zurich, Switzerland to compete in the world's first bionic Olympics - a gauntlet of grueling events collectively known as the Cybathlon.

The event is like the regular Olympics, only the athletes are all part-robot.

Some competitors are missing a hand or leg, while others are paralyzed from the neck down. To make up for these setbacks, the athletes have motorized, computer-enhanced prosthetics, the strengths of which will be put to the test in six different events, depending on which body part is bionic.

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