Scientists promote 'superhuman sports' through technologies

Scientists promote 'superhuman sports' through technologies

TOKYO, Japan - Scientists give a press conference in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 10, 2014, after the establishment of a "superhuman sports committee" to promote sports by utilizing technologies that enable users to go beyond ordinary human physical capacity. A committee member demonstrates an example of a research program that sends an impact to a viewer when a badminton player on the screen strikes a shuttlecock.

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