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Team Cleveland Prepares for 'Cyborg Games'

Image Courtesy: APT Center
Image Courtesy: APT Center

Next week, a team of scientists, engineers and medical staff from Northeast Ohio will pack their bags and prepare to jet to Zurich, Switzerland, for the first ever Cybathlon. Dubbed 'Team Cleveland', the group is set to face off against teams from all over the world in the Olympics-style competition. Consisting of six disciplines, the competition highlights assisted technology.

Ron Triolo, PhD, Executive Director of the Advanced Platform Technology Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center  
Michael McClellan, Pilot  
Mark Muhn, Pilot  

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Advanced Platform Technology Center

Meet Team Cleveland in this video by Engadget: Superhumans - Inside the World's First Cyborg Games