Friday, January 9, 2009

Robotic exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed walk.

And what happens when the robotic exoskeleton takes over your body and forces you into turning on your own human race, hmmm?? From CNN:
A new robotic suit could transform the lives of paralyzed people, giving them the ability to walk again.

The invention, known as ReWalk, acts like a kind of exoskeleton. It consists of lightweight, motorized leg supports and an assortment of intricate motion sensors.

Users wear a backpack that holds a computerized control box which helps the medical device recognize when a step needs to be taken.

"Standing changes my whole environment. I don't have to look from the bottom up. Now I am eye to eye with everybody," Radi Kaiof, who has used the device, told CNN.

2 comments:

Larissa said...

Um, isn't that what Cybermen are????

Larissa said...

Or Daleks...