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Completely Paralyzed Man Walks In Robotic Exoskeleton

Posted by Soulskill on from the awesome-medtech dept.

Zothecula writes: Working with a team of UCLA scientists, a man with protracted and complete paralysis has recovered sufficient voluntary control to take charge of a bionic exoskeleton and take many thousands of steps. Using a non-invasive spinal stimulation system that requires no surgery, this is claimed (abstract) to be the first time that a person with such a comprehensive disability has been able to actively and voluntarily walk with such a device.

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  1. Bet he cost more than $6 million by gurps_npc · · Score: 4, Funny

    But it wouldn't surprise me if his name is Steve and lives in Austin.

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  2. Re: What a patient by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

    In 2016, Mark lost both arms in a freak robotic suit electrocution accident.

    Scientists are working on on a tritium powered, eight limbed robotic exo skeleton and prerequisite inhibitor chip to help him overcome his latest disability.

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  3. Re:What a patient by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "In the latest study, the researchers treated Mark Pollock, who lost his sight in 1998 and later became the first blind man to race to the South Pole. In 2010, Pollock fell from a second-story window and suffered a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down."

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