Munich-based startup Icaros GmbH has a new way to motivate people to exercise more. Its somewhat intimidating fitness system blends the physical world with the virtual world, making you the ...

The future is bright for virtual reality at your gym. AUSTIN, Tex.—I found the most fun thing at South by Southwest. At the GermanHaus lounge at Lucille, a bar a bit south of the Austin Convention ...

ICAROS is a Munich-based VR health startup that produces a unique motion platform which simulates flying in the prone position, something the makers say can provide a real workout. The company ...

Tokyo: Johannes Scholl is betting virtual reality can keep people excited about working out. Scholl's startup, Munich-based Icaros GmbH, has developed a VR exercise machine that delivers a core ...

MINNEAPOLIS | Maybe the Man of Steel has abs of steel because of all that soaring and leaping tall buildings at a single bound. At least that’s the promise of a new piece of exercise equipment that ...

Icaros is a training device that turns the core 'plank' muscle exercise into a more dynamic one by making it mobile. The user lies horizontally in a prone position with forearm support on a motion ...

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