Instead of a Wheel Chair, How About an Exoskeleton?

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Instead of a Wheel Chair, How About an Exoskeleton?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 3, 2012 @05:19AM from the yes-please dept.

New submitter the_newsbeagle writes "This year, Ekso Bionics will roll out its most sophisticated exoskeleton ever. The company's robotic walking suit, called the Ekso, allows paraplegics to get back on their feet and walk on their own. The first commercial model will be sold to rehab hospitals for on-site physical therapy, but the company plans to have a model ready for at-home physical therapy by the end of 2012. In a few years, they plan to sell an Ekso that a paraplegic person can wear to the post office, to work, etc."

10 of 232 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Meh... by taiwanjohn · 2012-01-03 05:22 · Score: 4, Funny

Call me when you have a flying exoskeleton.

--
XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve your problem, you're not using enough of it. --AC
1. Re:Meh... by dkleinsc · 2012-01-03 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm also surprised that the current model still requires remote-control input from the therapist, though they say that will be sorted out in the next version.
  Except the remote control aspect could be a serious problem: It's The Wrong Trousers, Gromit, and they've gone wrong!
  
  --
  I am officially gone from /. Long live http://www.soylentnews.com/
I'm confused by bigattichouse · 2012-01-03 05:24 · Score: 3, Funny

What's a post office?

--
meh
1. Re:I'm confused by virgnarus · 2012-01-03 05:33 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Hobby shop for stamp collectors.
Ob by Hognoxious · 2012-01-03 05:24 · Score: 5, Funny

I have a class two rating.

--
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
I, for one, by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-03 05:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Welcome our new exo-skeleton outfitted Stephen Hawking overlord.
As per Ripley. by grub · 2012-01-03 05:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Get away from her, you bitch!

--
Trolling is a art,
Re:No bionic man yet by thomasw_lrd · 2012-01-03 05:47 · Score: 5, Funny

Oblig XKCD
http://xkcd.com/678/

--
21st Century Renaissance Man
Stephen Hawking by Leif_Bloomquist · 2012-01-03 05:50 · Score: 4, Funny

Stephen Hawking did this upgrade back in 1997 ;-)
http://www.theonion.com/articles/stephen-hawking-builds-robotic-exoskeleton,1629/
Re:Awesome, but.. by shadowrat · 2012-01-03 06:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Tell that to Thomas Riker.