UK Paraplegic Woman First To Take Robotic Suit Home

An anonymous reader writes "It might be a ways off, but every day we get closer to the possibility of William Gibson's short story The Winter Market becoming a plausible reality. Viable consumer exoskeleton for the paralyzed? Check, finally. Quoting Reuters: 'The exoskeleton is activated by the wearer tilting their balance to indicate the desire to take a step. It supports the body's weight and also allows the person to go up or down stairs, as well as sit or stand up independently. It costs 45,000 pounds and although clinical studies are ongoing that could back a case for health authorities to fund purchases of the device, the developers argue that savings on the treatment of ailments related to inactivity could offset the cost.'"

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[LuxuryYacht]

A Pic is here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/uk-paraplegic-woman-first-to-take-robotic-suit-home/article4517848/?cmpid=rss1

This thread is useless without pics

[jfengel]

For anybody who wants to see what the thing looks like, there were numerous pictures from when she "ran" the London Marathon.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/898507-paralysed-claire-lomas-completes-london-marathon-in-bionic-suit

(Not exactly running, since it took 17 days, but it's still a hell of a feat. One that deserves a few freaking pictures.)