Trends and Innovations: Exoskeleton Allows Paraplegics to Walk

The idea of "wearable robots" may seem like something out of a movie, but this technology is already being used in real life.  Started as a project for the military, the exoskeleton has transformed from a device designed to allow soldiers to lift heavy loads and walk further to one that enables people with disabilities to step out of wheelchairs and stand upright.  The "Ekso" is a bionic exoskeleton developed by Ekso Bionics that gives paraplegics upright mobility.

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