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The Tech Behind the Olympics: High-Speed Cameras, Sensors, and Annoying Drones

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Athletes competing in this year’s Winter Olympic Games in Milan will do so surrounded by a complex web of AI-enabled cameras, stopwatches, sensors, and fast-flying drones capable of tracking performance down to fractions of a second. The high-tech timekeeping system, the culmination of nearly a century of constant iteration, is fundamentally reshaping how viewers at home experience the Games. It’s also playing a growing role in how elite athlete…

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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