Monday, August 18, 2008

Very Cool Exoskeleton

When you think about how technology is really going to change peoples lives in the next decades, I like to look at project like this.



This man was confined to a wheelchair for 20 years and now his entire life has changed with the ability to walk with this exoskeleton. It's hard to imagine how different things must be, including just reaching up to a shelf that you couldn't do before, or walking with someone down the street at eye level. I can see how in a few years they'll probably figure out how to get him to move without the crutches and make it so he can activate certain muscles to cue the legs to make a movement.

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