Sort by Reaction! (Free subscription) - 22/07/2008 - YouTube
ReWalk™, the first commercially viable upright walking assistance tool, enables wheelchair users with lower-limb disabilities to stand, walk, an...
Sort by Reaction! (Free subscription) - 22/07/2008
Seems like exoskeletons are finally about to make the transition from Sci-Fi to reality - the video clip above shows how one such device has enabled a quadriplegic man to walk for the first time in 20 years. Such exoskeletons are still in development - the one in the video is a medical prototype that's just about to undergo trials in the US - but you can see the life-changing potential. [via Gizmodo...
Sort by Best New Technology (Free subscription) - 28/08/2008
For individuals who have been paralysed from the waist down, the ability to stand up and walk again would be a dream come true. Technology is progressing at such a pace, however, that it has now become possible to create hardware that may allow walking with paralysed legs to occur. As you can see in the video above, such a device does exist and is called the ReWalk. It was created by Amit Goffer,...
Sort by Its Electronica (Free subscription) - 28/08/2008
For individuals who have been paralysed from the waist down, the ability to stand up and walk again would be a dream come true. Technology is progressing at such a pace, however, that it has now become possible to create hardware that may allow walking with paralysed legs to occur. As you can see in the video above, such a device does exist and is called the ReWalk. It was created by Amit Goffer,...
