Wearable Robot Helps Paraplegics Walk
October 31, 2012
Vanderbilt University researchers have developed a new ‘remarkable’ wearable robot that helps some paraplegics get out of their wheelchair and walk again, even going up and down stairs. A Middle Tennessee man shares his emotional story from the life-altering accident to standing up and walking again, using the new robotic prototype.
credit: Vanderbilt University
Topics:
Technology Internet, Neurotrauma, Disability, Health, Paraplegia, Ekso Bionics, Robot, Robotics, Vanderbilt University
