Paraplegic Tennis Player Pilots A Mech To Carry The Olympic Torch
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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…