ZURICH — It was a virtual running race with obstacles. But it was no ordinary computer game. Competitors controlled their race avatars on the screen using only their thoughts and no other body movement. Their thoughts were translated into virtual action through a cap with multiple electrodes fitted on their head. Much like athletes in shooting […]
ZURICH — Cybathlon, the-first of-its-kind competition for disabled participants that will use assistive technology, will take place Saturday. Except unlike Olympic or Paralympic Games, robotic technology will be the focus of Cybathlon and not athletic prowess. Think F1, where pit crews and racing drivers work together to win the races. In Cybathlon, “pilots” will replace […]
3D training is one of the hottest trends blossoming out of the sporting world, and Diamond Kinetics is capitalizing on it. Diamond Kinetics came the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s newest official sponsor, as the company that enables swing analysis has focused on the softball sphere. “The use of technology has become very important within the fast-pitch […]
Atlético Madrid, a Spanish soccer club which competes in La Liga, is lighting up the pitch in its move to a new stadium — literally. Through a four-year partnership with electronic company Philips, which works with over half of football stadiums worldwide, the new stadium scheduled to open next year will be the first to be entirely […]
It started with a slight twitching in his chest and arm. Then, the former New Orleans Saints defensive back began to struggle to move his fingers and toes. It didn’t stop there. In 2011 at the age of 34, five years after Steve Gleason blocked a punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the New Orleans Saints’ […]
