Paraplegic Tennis Player Pilots A Mech To Carry The Olympic Torch

He did it on the streets of Paris. Piette has been paraplegic for 11 years due to an accident (ANSA)

Paralyzed Tennis Player Carries Olympic Torch Using Robotic Exoskeleton

Suited Up As the Olympics began to kick off, a paralyzed tennis player carried the Olympic flame through Paris — using a robotic exoskeleton that helped him walk again. In a now-viral post on X-formerly-Twitter, para-athlete Kevin Piette was seen walking with the Olympic Torch while wearing a black exoskeleton device that moved his legs as he walked through throngs of spectators and well-wishers at the start of this year's summer games. As the O…

Paraplegic Tennis Player Pilots A Mech To Carry The Olympic Torch

Paraplegic tennis player Kevin Piette lost the use of his legs 11 years ago in a crash, but thanks to assistive technology in the form of a bipedal robot, he’s walking the Olympic Torch closer to the opening ceremonies. On Wednesday the 36-year-old wheelchair tennis singles paralympian made torchbearer history by…Read more...

Paris 2024: Paraplegic tennis player Kevin Piette in exoskeleton carries Olympic torch

A video of Paralympics tennis star Kevin Piette carrying the Olympic torch in an exoskeleton has captured over 2 million views.

Kevin Piette took part in the relay in Poissy, in the Yvelines, this Tuesday Pisciacais aged 35, Kevin Piette has been paraplegic since a motorcycle accident eleven years ago. He works for a start-up

Kevin Piette acts as a 'test pilot' for a robotic device start-up to help people with disabilities walk again. One of the people chosen to carry the Olympic torch attracted particular attention from the audience following the relay in Poissy, in the Île-de-France region. Kevin Piette used an exoskeleton to walk with the torch in the Yvelines region and mark the History of Paris-2024, on Tuesday. Stars singing Piaf? Dancers on strike? Everything …