eLEGS Exoskeleton Allows Paraplegics To Walk

Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 8, 2010 @05:47AM from the step-by-step dept.

Zothecula writes "At a press conference held recently in San Francisco, California's Berkeley Bionics unveiled its eLEGS exoskeleton. The computer-controlled device is designed to be worn by paraplegics, providing the power and support to get them out of their wheelchairs, into a standing posture, and walking – albeit with the aid of crutches. The two formerly wheelchair-bound 'test pilots' in attendance did indeed use eLEGS to walk across the stage, in a slow-but-steady gait similar to that of full-time crutch-users."

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Today by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-08 05:50 · Score: 1, Insightful

A little step for a man, a big step for the mankind.
This, by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-08 06:00 · Score: 5, Insightful

this is the future that I am excited about. Sure as hell beats twitter.
Re:What about coverage for such devices? by wumpyness · 2010-10-08 10:19 · Score: 2, Insightful

I share the cynicism. The iBot stopped production for that very reason - insurers wouldn't cover enough of the cost.