Excellent news on technology working to improve quality of life.

Excellent news on technology working to improve quality of life.

#exoskeleton

Originally shared by IEEE

The first exoskeleton has been approved by the U.S. FDA for use in paralyzed patients. ReWalk will help people with spinal-cord injuries sit, stand and walk. 
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Paralysed person 'to walk' at World Cup

Paralysed person 'to walk' at World Cup

Putting technology working to improve humans quality of life.

The exoskeleton was developed by an international team of scientists as part of the Walk Again Project and is the culmination of more than a decade of work for Dr Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian neuroscientist based at Duke University in North Carolina.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27316027
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27316027